It began not with a Yankees pitch, but with a post. On an otherwise ordinary day, baseball fans scrolling through Instagram stumbled upon a cryptic message set against a plain black background. No highlight reel, no celebration, no context, just five simple words that left many pausing mid-scroll.

The post came from Marcus Stroman. Once viewed as a misfit in Yankee pinstripes, Stroman has never walked the straight line expected of him in the Bronx. But while some still see him as an outcast, his latest move shows he’s more interested in building than battling. Hours before his Instagram story appeared, the right-hander’s HDMH Foundation announced the awarding of $75,000 in scholarships to three high school graduates from Altadena and Pasadena, California. The recipients, Sebastian, set to

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