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2019 World Series MVP Strasburg plans to retire (report) 2019 World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is planning to retire from baseball, according to a report in The Washington Post. The Nationals hav...

AUGUST 24, 2023 • MLB.COM

Retiring at age 35 Strasburg (neck/shoulder) is planning to announce his retirement from baseball in September, Jesse Dougherty and Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post report.

Impact There is a news conference scheduled for Sept. 9 at Nationals Park, where Strasburg will officially call it a wrap at age 35. Washington still owes him more than $105 million on a contract that runs through 2026, but he and the Nationals could come to some sort of settlement on the financials. Strasburg burst onto scene in 2010 and registered a 3.17 ERA with 1,695 strikeouts across his first 239 major-league starts (1438.2 innings), but he's battled a range of arm injuries -- most notably thoracic outlet syndrome -- since helping the Nats win the World Series in 2019. The right-hander did not pitch this year and surrendered 25 runs (24 earned) in just 31.1 total big-league innings between the 2020-2022 campaigns.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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AUGUST 19, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Jason Mackey: Pirates' Paul Skenes discusses dating Livvy Dunne and his unique relationship with social media BRADENTON, Fla. — Paul Skenes signed for $9.2 million last month, a record for a Major League Baseball draft pick. The College World Series...

AUGUST 19, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

Merrill Kelly and Stephen Strasburg both had TOS. Their stories are very different. Strasburg is still away from the Nationals because of severe nerve damage.

JULY 12, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Pirates make LSU ace Paul Skenes No. 1 overall pick With the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the Pirates selected Louisiana State right-hander Paul Skenes. Skenes is regarded as the best col...

JULY 9, 2023 • MLB.COM

Perspective | Stephen Strasburg's legacy is what he did, not what he couldn't do Stephen Strasburg’s contract is crippling. It shouldn’t define his time with the Nationals.

JUNE 6, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Stephen Strasburg shut down indefinitely, injury outlook 'not promising'

Former Washington Nationals ace and 2019 World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg remains shut down due to "severe nerve damage."

JUNE 3, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

Stephen Strasburg shut down indefinitely, injury outlook 'not promising'

Stephen Strasburg's grim injury outlook just got worse for the Nationals If the injury outlook for Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg could get any worse, it's safe to say it has. The Washington Natio...

JUNE 3, 2023 • FANSIDED.COM

Report: P Stephen Strasburg's career in jeopardy Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has “severe nerve damage,” leading to doubts he ever will pitch again, The Washington Po...

JUNE 3, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Outlook not good Strasburg (ribs/shoulder) has been completely shut down from all rehab activities for more than a month while dealing with "severe nerve damage," Jesse Dougherty of The Washington...

Impact Strasburg has made just eight big-league starts since helping the Nationals to a World Series title in 2019. Just one of those starts has come since he underwent thoracic outlet surgery in June of 2021, with his comeback attempt last season quickly getting shut down. Each setback makes it increasingly likely that Strasburg has already thrown his final major-league pitch, though he's yet to officially call it quits.

JUNE 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on 60-day IL The Nationals placed Strasburg on the 60-day injured list Thursday with thoracic outlet syndrome.

Impact Strasburg's status is very much up in the air after he had a setback over the offseason. He officially can't return before late May and it will likely be much longer than that.

MARCH 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Likely to open on 60-day IL The Nationals are expected to place Strasburg (ribs/shoulder) on the 60-day injured list to begin the season, a source tells Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post.

Impact Considering Strasburg hasn't been taking part in spring training workouts after experiencing a nerve-related setback during an offseason bullpen session, the news that he'll likely be sidelined for at least the first two months of the 2023 campaign comes as little surprise. Since experiencing renewed complications in his ongoing recovery from the thoracic outlet syndrome surgery he underwent in July 2021, Strasburg has sought out multiple medical opinions on his next steps, but the Nationals have yet to publicize what sort of treatment strategy the 34-year-old right-hander is following. Since earning World Series MVP honors in 2019 and then signing a seven-year, $245 million contract extension with Washington, Strasburg has made just eight starts over the first three seasons of the deal.

MARCH 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

LSU coach: Skenes so hot, he could handle big-league batters

LSU's Paul Skenes has established himself as the most dominant pitcher in the country through the first month of the season

MARCH 20, 2023 • Associated Press

Stephen Strasburg isn't at spring training. His shadow looms. “He may not be in Florida or with the team right now, but his influence on the organization doesn’t change,” Patrick Corbin said of Strasbur...

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Will see multiple doctors Strasburg (ribs/shoulder) is scheduled to visit multiple doctors in an effort to form a treatment strategy for his latest nerve-related setback, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com re...

Impact Strasburg underwent surgery way back in July 2021 for thoracic outlet syndrome, and he continues to experience complications here in 2023. There'sno clarity at this point as to when -- or even if -- he might return to the mound. "We're going to take it day by day, literally day by day," Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Friday. "We'll get all the opinions. We'll sit down with Stras. And we'll make out a game plan."

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Stephen Strasburg's absence clouds first day of Nationals spring training The veteran right-hander suffered a setback in his recovery from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery during a recent bullpen session and was no...

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Stephen Strasburg absent from Nationals spring training after injury setback

Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg did not report with other pitchers to spring training on Wednesday after an injury setback.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

Stephen Strasburg absent from Nationals spring training after injury setback

Nationals' Strasburg doesn't report following setback

Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg did not report with other pitchers to spring training after a recent setback in his comeback from a 2021 operation to correct th...

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • Associated Press

Experiences setback, not at camp Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday that Strasburg (ribs/shoulder) experienced a nerve-related setback during a recent offseason bullpen session and is currently rehabbi...

Impact The report follows one earlier in the day from Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com, who noted that Strasburg's name was absent from the list of 34 healthy pitchers at Nationals camp in Florida. Strasburg reached the point in his offseason rehab program where he was able to complete one bullpen session without incident, but Martinez said the right-hander had trouble following the second session. The nerve-related issue can be tied to Strasburg's ongoing struggles with thoracic outlet syndrome, a condition he addressed through surgery in July 2021. The veteran is without a clear timeline to join the Nationals following the setback, but he now appears on track to begin the season on the injured list.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not participating in workouts Strasburg (ribs/shoulder) is not included among the list of healthy pitchers in Nationals camp, per Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com.

Impact There are 34 pitchers on that list, and Strasburg's name is absent. He has also yet to be spotted at the Nats' spring training facility in Florida. It's becoming quite clear that the 34-year-old right-hander is not going to be ready for the start of the 2023 season as he continues to work through thoracic outlet syndrome and a stress reaction in his rib cage. He's thrown just 31.1 major-league innings since the beginning of 2020.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Throwing near home Strasburg (ribs/shoulder) was taking part in a throwing program near his home Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Impact There is still no clarity as to how much the Nationals are going to be able to get out of Strasburg in 2023, but the 34-year-old right-hander continues to plug away in his ongoing recovery from July 2021 surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome. A stress reaction in his rib cage is what limited him to just one major-league start in 2022, and that injury was said to be related to the lingering TOS issue. Strasburg can probably be ignored again on fantasy draft day, unless a sudden reason for newfound optimism arises during spring training.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JANUARY 31, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

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JANUARY 24, 2023 • MLB.COM

Mike Rizzo provides a Stephen Strasburg progress report at GM meetings Strasburg has continued with flexibility and strengthening programs, but the Nationals GM didn’t have any definitive, detailed updates on wh...

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

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Stephen Strasburg shut down indefinitely, injury outlook 'not promising'

LSU coach: Skenes so hot, he could handle big-league batters

Stephen Strasburg absent from Nationals spring training after injury setback

Nationals' Strasburg doesn't report following setback

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