The rollercoaster that was Stephen Strasburg’s career has appeared to reach its finish line.
The former Nationals’ ace, who was one of baseball’s most-hyped prospects ever and won World Series MVP in 2019, plans to retire after a 13-year career,Strasburg, 34, who signed a seven-year, $245 million contract in Dec. 2019, pitched just 31 1/3 innings after inking that deal, his career derailed entirely by injuries.He last pitched in June 2022, when he made one start — a 4 2/3 inning performance in which he gave up seven runs on eight hits to the Marlins.
“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 last September. “…This is the one that’s still definitely a big question mark. I realize the clock is ticking.”The former top prospect was a mainstay on the Nationals’ rotation for about a decade.
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