Stephen Strasburg, the Nats\u0027 World Series MVP, plans to retire
A three-time all-star, Strasburg leaves the sport with a 113-62 record, a 3.24 ERA and 1,723 strikeouts in 247 regular season starts, each of them with Washington. In the playoffs, when he often shined the brightest, he had a 1.46 ERA in 55 1/3 innings, none more critical than the six appearances that pushed the Nationals to a world championship in 2019. But because of injuries, he made 30 or more starts just three times in 13 years.
Strasburg continues to deal with “severe nerve damage,” according to three people with knowledge of his situation. He has struggled with mundane tasks, such as lifting his young daughters or opening a door with his right hand. Last summer, when he tried and failed to return – making three rehab outings before that final start in Miami – Strasburg sometimes couldn’t stand for long without his hand going completely numb.
“Every time I’ve had an injury, I felt like I was going to be the best there is coming back,” he said in an interview with The Washington Post last September. ” . . . This is the one that’s still definitely a big question mark. I realize the clock is ticking.”Article content When Strasburg was healthy, few were better. At 25, in 2014, he made 34 starts and struck out 242 hitters, the most in the National League that season. In the Nationals’ 2019 World Series run, he tore through the playoff field, including three scoreless innings in relief in the NL wild-card game. But after the title run, the years of wear and tear on his right side caught up to him. So did his age, a critical factor in an athlete’s chances of fully recovering from TOS surgery.
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