Reliever Luke Weaver, whose locker stall is a few away, spotted Stroman first and called out, “Oh my God.” They hugged it out. Starter Clarke Schmidt, arriving a moment there, beamed seeing Stroman at his locker, which is one to his right.

The Yankees reportedly tried to trade Stroman to the St. Louis Cardinals earlier in the offseason, but they declined. Months later, however, the Cardinals are still stuck with veteran third baseman Nolan Arenado, and Stroman is pressing the issue with his comments.