Cubs’ Marcus Stroman receives warm welcome in return to Toronto

Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman holds his son Kai Zen Stroman prior to baseball game action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.TORONTO – Blue Jays fans’ warm reception for Marcus Stroman started as soon as the Cubs landed at the airport. Stroman said the customs agents told him they missed him.

Three years after he left, Stroman returned to the Rogers Centre mound for the first time Tuesday, in the Cubs’ 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays. He allowed one run in five innings.

“It’s pretty surreal,” Stroman said Monday of being back in Toronto. “... I love everything about the city of Toronto. I love the country of Canada. So to get back here, around the culture, around…