Stephen Strasburg
American baseball pitcher
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2024 | The Strasburg family relocated back to San Diego. |
April 6 2024 | Stephen Strasburg officially retired from professional baseball. |
August 24 2023 | Media reports indicated that Strasburg planned to retire from professional baseball. |
June 3 2023 | Strasburg was shut down from all physical activity due to 'severe' nerve damage. |
February 15 2023 | Stephen Strasburg did not report to spring training as scheduled due to a nerve-related setback in his recovery from thoracic outlet syndrome. |
July 14 2022 | On July 14, 2022, Strasburg was transferred to the 60-day Injured List, where he remained for the rest of the season. |
June 2022 | Strasburg made one start after being activated, during which he gave up seven earned runs. |
June 2022 | Five days after his start, Strasburg returned to the Injured List due to a stress reaction in his ribs. |
June 9 2022 | Stephen Strasburg was activated from the Injured List (IL) on June 9, 2022, marking his return to the lineup. |
July 27 2021 | It was announced that Stephen Strasburg would undergo surgery to address neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome, which ended his 2021 season. |
June 2 2021 | After making three additional starts, Stephen Strasburg returned to the injured list with a neck strain. |
April 18 2021 | Stephen Strasburg was placed on the injured list due to right shoulder inflammation after making two starts for the Washington Nationals. |
August 15 2020 | The day after leaving the game, Strasburg was placed back on the injured list due to a nerve issue in his pitching hand. |
August 14 2020 | Strasburg left the second game of the season after facing only three batters. |
August 9 2020 | Stephen Strasburg made his 2020 debut after beginning the season on the injured list. |
2019 | In Game 2 of the National League Division Series, Strasburg allowed one run and struck out ten batters, earning the win. |
2019 | Strasburg was awarded the World Series MVP award as he helped lead the Nationals to victory over the Houston Astros. |
2019 | Following the World Series, Strasburg opted out of the remaining four years of his contract and became a free agent for the first time in his career. |
2019 | Strasburg finished the regular MLB season with an 18–6 record and a 3.32 ERA, leading the National League in wins and finishing second in strikeouts with 251. |
2019 | During the postseason, Strasburg recorded five wins, tying the record for most victories in a single postseason and becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to do so without recording a loss. |
2019 | In the Wild Card Game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Strasburg pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Max Scherzer and earned the win as the Nationals won 4–3. |
2019 | Strasburg pitched in the deciding Game 5 of the NLDS, going six innings and allowing three runs in a no-decision, with the Nationals winning the game 7–3. |
2019 | In Game 6 of the World Series, Strasburg earned the win after pitching into the ninth inning, despite allowing two runs in the first inning. |
December 9 2019 | Strasburg agreed to a seven-year, $245 million contract to return to the Nationals, with the contract including a request for Nationals Park to remain open every day in the off-season for workouts. |
July 19 2019 | Strasburg went 3-for-3 with five RBIs, including a 420-foot three-run home run against the Atlanta Braves, becoming only the fifth pitcher in the last 50 years to record two hits in the same MLB inning. |
July 3 2019 | Strasburg pitched an immaculate inning against Miami Marlins players Garrett Cooper, Neil Walker, and Starlin Castro, marking the fourth immaculate inning in Nationals history. |
April 21 2019 | Stephen Strasburg pitched eight scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins, becoming the career leader in innings pitched by a Washington Nationals player. |
2018 | The Strasburg family relocated full-time to Washington, D.C., near Nationals Park. |
2018 | Stephen Strasburg had a season record of 10 wins and 7 losses with a 3.74 ERA over 22 starts, striking out 156 batters in 130 innings. |
September 10 2017 | Stephen Strasburg set a franchise record for the Washington Nationals with 34 consecutive innings pitched without allowing a run. |
August 30 2017 | Strasburg pitched a complete game shutout against the Miami Marlins, where he also hit a home run to break the scoreless tie against starter Adam Conley. |
May 27 2017 | In a game against the San Diego Padres, Stephen Strasburg struck out a career-high 15 batters, leading the Washington Nationals to a 3–0 victory. |
August 2016 | Strasburg was again placed on the 15-day disabled list, this time due to right elbow soreness. |
July 21 2016 | Strasburg's streak of consecutive wins, which had reached 16 including 13 decisions in the season, was snapped by the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
July 8 2016 | Strasburg became the first pitcher since 1912 to start a season 12–0. |
July 3 2016 | Strasburg returned from the disabled list and faced the Cincinnati Reds, where he took a no-hitter through 6.2 innings and the Nationals won 12–1. |
June 26 2016 | Stephen Strasburg was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to an upper back strain. |
2014 | Stephen Strasburg led the league in strikeouts, sharing the top position with Johnny Cueto, and finished 9th in the Cy Young award balloting. He recorded career-bests in starts (34), innings pitched (215), and strikeouts (242), ending the season with a won-loss record of 14−11. |
2014 | Strasburg led the National League in strikeouts while averaging a fastball of 94.8 miles per hour. |
June 2014 | Strasburg announced in an interview that he would stop chewing tobacco following the death of his college coach Tony Gwynn. |
August 17 2013 | Strasburg was ejected for the first time in his MLB career during a game against the Atlanta Braves after intentionally pitching at Andrelton Simmons. |
August 11 2013 | Strasburg achieved his first career complete game, throwing a 6–0 shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies, striking out 10 batters. |
June 16 2013 | After a brief stint on the disabled list due to a mild lateral strain, Strasburg was re-activated and returned to pitching. |
May 16 2013 | Strasburg pitched into the 8th inning for the first time in his big-league career during a game against the San Diego Padres. |
April 1 2013 | Stephen Strasburg pitched Opening Day for the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, going seven innings without giving up any runs, achieving a win with a score of 2–0. |
2012 | Selected to play in the MLB All-Star Game, marking a successful return from injury. |
September 12 2012 | The Nationals announced that Strasburg would be scheduled to make his final start on September 12, 2012, but he was ultimately left off the postseason roster. |
September 8 2012 | On September 8, 2012, after a rough outing, Nationals manager Davey Johnson announced that Strasburg was finished for the 2012 season. |
July 1 2012 | On July 1, 2012, Strasburg was elected to his first All-Star Game, joining teammates Gio González, Ian Desmond, and Bryce Harper. |
June 13 2012 | On June 13, 2012, Strasburg became the first pitcher of the year to strike out 100 batters. |
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