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For most of the past two seasons, Marcus Stroman wouldn’t look Aaron Sanchez in the eye, much less mention him in a flattering way.

And the feeling was often mutual in terms of how they co-existed in the Blue Jays clubhouse.

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As the two would-be aces of the Jays pitching staff, each having shown signs of emerging to be among the elite of American League starters, the rift created an awkward dynamic on the pitching staff and beyond.

They aren’t likely to ever be best pals again like they were earlier in their careers, but it appears that some of the ice has been broken between two pitchers who were such big parts of the Jays success back in 2015 and 2016.

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Prior to Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, Stroman told the Toronto Sun that he feels the relationship is on the way to being repaired.

“There’s things that happened and we’re kind of moving forward from it,” Stroman said before Sanchez took to the Rogers Centre mound for his first start of the season. “I’m extremely happy about it. We’re growing.”