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Marcus Stroman found out about the David Price trade while in class and couldn't contain himself

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While many people in Toronto were happy that the Blue Jays made another big move and traded for ace David Price from the Detroit Tigers, the happiest guy might have been sitting in a classroom in North Carolina.

Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman is recovering from an ACL tear suffered in spring training and working toward his degree at Duke University while he's away from the baseball field. Even though he's not with the Jays, Stroman is still very much a cheerleader for his squad and the news that Price was coming aboard had Stroman quite stoked.

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So stoked, in fact, that he couldn't contain himself while in class. He had to tweet about it. Here's the play-by-play from his perspective:

After class Stroman did the best he could to join the jovial atmosphere in the Blue Jays clubhouse. He called them on Facetime. Ah, 2015, you're something else.

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