Stroman’s knee injury traces back to his torn ACL in 2015 when he was on the Blue Jays. There’s an element of pain tolerance, managing the soreness and aching. He does feel much better than he did back in April when he was moved to the IL, though.

The Yankees will get another look at Marcus Stroman when he starts against the A’s on Sunday, hoping that the belief shared by both the team and the right-hander that he will perform better in a major league setting than in his minor league rehab assignment proves to be correct.

Marcus Stroman feels ready to return to the mound for the New York Yankees, able to manage pain in his left knee stemming from a torn ACL a decade ago.