Jayden Stroman is starring back home on LI in hopes of following Yankees star brothers footsteps

Jayden Stroman is a hit on Long Island.The younger brother of Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman is following in the family business as a lights-out pitcher for Patchogue-Medford, where he is batting a cool .500 as he readies to play for Duke University next year.But you wouldn’t know Stroman is baseball royalty just by looking at him — and that’s exactly how the 12th grader wants it.“We’re Raiders baseball, not Jayden Stroman baseball,” he told The Post during a Wednesday practice.“It’s all one team.I feel like there’s not any guy that’s above another, including myself.”Stroman enrolled in the Suffolk County public school after transferring from the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he spent 11th grade, following two years at Stony Brook Prep boarding school on the North Shore.The choice to come home was simple.

He wanted to “be back with my own people,” like friends and trainers — plus “mom’s cooking” at home around the corner from school was an added incentive, Stroman said of his mother, Michaela.“It was the best move for my development,” added the 17-year-old, who sees several pro scouts watch his games.“I think this is the best spot, body-wise, that I’ve been anywhere so far.”And the ball club, which was 7-2 entering Thursday, is stoked to have him.“He’s like a coach on the field with the guys,” manager Anthony Frascogna said.“He brings a lot more than just his talent.”Over the winter, Stroman took it upon himself to work with his catcher, Brayden Davis, to acclimate the junior to MLB-level fastball speeds.“The first time I caught 97 from him, it stung a bit,” Davis joked.

“Now I’m pretty comfortable and it’s fun working with him.… It’s been great learning from him.”Fellow pitcher James Minutillo, a friend of Stroman’s from middle school, is also grateful for the pitching advice he’s gotten from the star athlete since he joined fall ball in 2024.“He doesn’t let yo...