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The Toronto Blue Jays entered spring training with deservedly high hopes for their starting rotation. But that optimism took a huge hit on Tuesday when they announced that Marcus Stroman tore a knee ligament and will be out for the entire season.

Stroman, 23, tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee while fielding a bunt during a defensive drill on Tuesday morning, general manager Alex Anthopoulos told reporters at the club’s spring-training facility in Dunedin, Fla.

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