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Stephen James Strasburg (/ ˈ s t r ɑː s b ɜːr ɡ /; [1] [2] born July 20, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who spent his entire 13-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Washington Nationals. Strasburg was selected by Washington with the first overall pick in the 2009 MLB draft. He was a three-time All-Star.
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Stephen Strasburg is calling it a career. For real this time. The longtime Washington Nationals starting pitcher is retiring after a years-long struggle to pitch again due to injuries.
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg announced his retirement Sunday, ending the 2019 World Series MVP’s injury-filled career. Since leading Washington to its only World Series title ...
Don Wilson played his entire career with the Houston Astros, from 1966 to 1974, appearing in 268 games while pitching in 266 games with 245 starts at 78 complete games. [163] He died in January 1975, prior to the start of spring training of what would have been his 10th season in the major leagues.
Within three months, Strasburg underwent Tommy John surgery and was lost for most of the 2011 season. The Nationals shut him down late in the 2012 season, and criticism of the team was amplified when it lost to St. Louis in the NL Division Series. Strasburg threw 150 regular-season innings five times, including a career-high 209 in 2019.
The No. 1 pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, Strasburg entered MLB as arguably the best pitching prospect in baseball history. For much of his career he lived up to that hype, beginning with a 14 ...
Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP whose career was derailed by injuries, officially was listed by Major League Baseball on Saturday as being retired. This had been the expected outcome for quite some time, but it was unclear when — and how — word would emerge.