Jayden Stroman is starring back home on LI in hopes of following Yankees star brother's footsteps
The younger brother of Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman is following in the family business as a lights-out pitcher for Patchogue-Medford, where he is batting a cool .500 as he readies to play for Duke University next year.
But you wouldn't know Stroman is baseball royalty just by looking at him — and that's exactly how the 12th grader wants it.
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'We're Raiders baseball, not Jayden Stroman baseball,' he told The Post during a Wednesday practice.
'It's all one team. I feel like there's not any guy that's above another, including myself.'
Stroman enrolled in the Suffolk County public school after transferring from the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he spent 11th grade, following two years at Stony Brook Prep boarding school on the North Shore.
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The choice to come home was simple. He wanted to 'be back with my own people,' like friends and trainers — plus 'mom's cooking' at home around the corner from school was an added incentive, Stroman said of his mother, Michaela.
4 Jayden Stroman, who can throw in the upper 90s, throws a pitch during a recent practice.
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'It was the best move for my development,' added the 17-year-old, who sees several pro scouts watch his games.
'I think this is the best spot, body-wise, that I've been anywhere so far.'
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And the ball club, which was 7-2 entering Thursday, is stoked to have him.
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'He's like a coach on the field with the guys,' manager Anthony Frascogna said. 'He brings a lot more than just his talent.'
4 Jayden Stroman is batting .500 as he readies to play for Duke University next year.
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Over the winter, Stroman took it upon himself to work with his catcher, Brayden Davis, to acclimate the junior to MLB-level fastball speeds.
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'The first time I caught 97 from him, it stung a bit,' Davis joked. 'Now I'm pretty comfortable and it's fun working with him. … It's been great learning from him.'
Fellow pitcher James Minutillo, a friend of Stroman's from middle school, is also grateful for the pitching advice he's gotten from the star athlete since he joined fall ball in 2024.
'He doesn't let you get down on yourself. He's always being positive,' Minutillo said. 'It was like he never left. It's great to be with him again.'
4 Jayden Stroman is hoping to follow the MLB footsteps of his brother Marcus Stroman.
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Beyond dominating on the field — Stroman struck out 12 in Saturday's 7-1 win over William Floyd — he has goals beyond baseball to complete by June.
'I'm trying to keep up all A's for sure,' said Stroman, who is course loaded with advanced placement classes. 'Make mom and dad proud when I walk across the stage at graduation. … You always got to have a plan B.'
Dug out of love
Spending time with his mom and dad, Earl Stroman, before college is a massive priority to No. 11.
'I get to work out with him every day, which is always cool because it's my last year being able to do that,' Stroman said.
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'And being able to see mom and give mom a hug every day after I come home, too, is also really cool.'
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Marcus is also keeping up with his little brother's varsity tenure as Jayden sends the Yankees pitcher lots of videos of his games.
'He lets me know what he thinks, he always tells me to stay on top of my arm care,' said Jayden.
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'But I try to keep it brother to brother because baseball takes up so much time. So it's very limited when you get that real family interaction.'
Family legacy aside, Stroman is successfully making a name for himself at his new school, where, over the winter, he set Patchogue-Medford's 55-meter dash record as a track sprinter in the offseason to stay in prime condition.
'Everybody wants to get to the big leagues, so you've got to work to get there,' he said. 'Earned, not given, as cliché as it sounds. So you've got to be in there doing what you have to do detail-wise every day in order to be best of the best.'
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