Marcus Stroman dominates Royals, is wowed by Blue Jays’ offense

By May 31, 2014, 8:20 PM EDT
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Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman made his first career major league start on Saturday against the Royals and was very impressive. The right-hander limited the opposition to one run on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts over six innings.

Stroman was more impressed by the Blue Jays’ offense, however. The Jays banged out 12 runs on 14 hits and four walks, bringing their runs per game average up to 5.04, second-best in the American League. Shockingly, they didn’t hit any home runs, only the second time the Jays went homerless in the last two weeks.

After the game, Stroman told the media just how impressive the Jays’ bats were:

Cardinals sign pitcher Miles Mikolas to 3-year, $55.75M deal

Associated PressMar 25, 2023, 1:38 AM EDT
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ST. LOUIS — Miles Mikolas is sticking with the St. Louis Cardinals.

The right-hander signed a three-year, $55.75 million contract on Friday that will carry through the 2025 season.

The new deal replaces a $68 million, four-year contract signed in February 2019 that covered the 2020-23 seasons and was set to pay $15.75 million this year.

Mikolas will receive a $5 million signing bonus payable July 1 and will make $18.75 million in 2023 and $16 million in each of the following two seasons. Mikolas can earn a $250,000 bonus for winning a Cy Young Award, $50,000 for All-Star election or selection or winning a Gold Glove, $100,000 for League Championship Series MVP and $150,000 for World Series MVP.

Mikolas is scheduled to make the second opening-day start of his big league career next Thursday when the Cardinals host Toronto. Mikolas went 12-13 with a 3.29 ERA last season while helping St. Louis to the NL Central title.

“Miles stands among the top pitchers in the game today, and has continued to provide a steady presence for us both in the rotation and inside the clubhouse,” St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said in a statement.

Mikolas is 45-40 with a 3.79 in 143 games with San Diego, Texas and St. Louis. He recently pitched six shutout innings in two appearances for the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic.