Stephen Strasburg has not been able to perform any rehabilitation activities for more than a month, according to three people familiar with the situation, increasing doubt that the 34-year-old right-hander will ever pitch again.
, a procedure Strasburg believes may have been unnecessary because he could have been operated on for thoracic outlet syndrome instead. The same pain, tingling and numbness have limited him to 31⅓ innings since the World Series run — 4⅔ of them. In 2019, Strasburg made 33 starts and threw 209 innings in the regular season. In all, he has logged 30 or more starts in just three of his 13 seasons with the Nationals, who selected him with the first pick of the 2009 draft.
He tried to ramp up three different times this past winter, progressing to multiple bullpen sessions. But after throwing one in late January, he felt discomfort on his right side and couldn’t continue. The surgery,, removed a rib and two muscles from his neck. As recently as last summer, Strasburg couldn’t stand for long before his right hand went numb. He often had to lie down and press his hand against his chest to be a warped version of comfortable.
“At this point, I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to do this consistently on a major league mound again,” Strasburg said in an interview with The Washington Post in September. “But I’m not ready to hang it up quite yet. It’s just kind of trying to not think about that and focus on feeling good and getting a little bit better every single day.”
With the Philadelphia Phillies bringing Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber back to Washington this weekend, there are many reminders of what the Nationals once were — and how integral Strasburg was to a decade-long run of success. Strasburg and Harper, back-to-back top picks, were the foundation. Strasburg and Turner were key members of the title winning-team.
Nonetheless, a giant poster of Strasburg looms above the center field concourse at Nationals Park. He remains the biggest name on the team.
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