Blue Jays' Marcus Stroman joins Mike Stud on another rap track

With the Blue Jays’ 2016 season wrapped up, Marcus Stroman has once again taken his talents from the pitching mound straight into the audio booth.

Toronto’s star pitcher, who is no stranger to the recording studio, has teamed up with Mike Stud for a second time, dropping a few bars on the rapper’s latest single, ‘Shine.’ Stroman had recently been dropping hints about another foray into hip-hop on social media and on Sunday night, fans got a taste of the pitcher’s walkout music for next season.

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Sunday night’s release marks Stroman’s second shot at moonlighting as a rapper. He made his hip-hop debut with Mike Stud last winter on a track called ‘These Days,’ in which his verse drops references to teammate Josh Donaldson as well as Stroman’s incredibly quick comeback from a pre-season ACL tear.

Long before they shared space in the booth, Stroman and Stud – also known as Mike Seander – shared the pitcher’s mound at Duke University. While Stroman was splitting time between the mound, shortstop and second base, Stud was a Blue Devils closer before his big league dreams were cut short due to Tommy John surgery.

Stud went on to enjoy a successful music career, and it looks like his best bud is not too far behind. We’ve seen professional athletes dip into hip-hop before – the good, Damian ‘Dame D.O.L.L.A.’ Lillard; the bad, Shaq; and the ugly; Metta World Peace – but fans (and even former teammates) seem pretty stoked for Stroman’s second single.