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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