Yankees release Marcus Stroman in surprise move after MLB trade deadline

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00:00The Marcus Stroman era is officially over in the Bronx.

00:04After making multiple deals at the trade deadline yesterday,

00:07the Yankees have released Stroman to make room on the Major League roster.

00:11The 34-year-old right-hander started 38 games for New York,

00:15pitching to a 4.69 ERA with 139 strikeouts and 193 and two-thirds innings.

00:23The two-time All-Star had a player option for next season

00:26if he pitched 140 innings this year.

00:29That player option was set to be at $18 million,

00:33something the Yankees probably wanted no business paying.

00:37With Stroman now out the door,

00:39New York is expecting Luis Hill back on Sunday for his start of the season.

00:43This now gives the Yankees a rotation of Freed, Rodon, Warren, Schlittler, and Hill.

00:50Stroman will now become a free agent and will get some looks

00:53as teams try to fill out their starting rotations after the trade deadline.

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