Longtime Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is set to end his professional baseball career, according to The Washington Post.
The 35-year-old last pitched in a game in June 2022, his lone appearance last season.
Strasburg has only thrown 528 pitches and made eight starts since signing a seven-year deal worth $245 million back in 2019, a few months after leading the team to win the 2019 World Series, wherein he claimed the World Series MVP.
Since then, nerve issues in his pitching hand caused him to miss most of the 2020 season, while he underwent surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, a nerve and blood disorder, in 2021.
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Stephen Strasburg was one of the most hyped prospects in the sport
Strasburg was named one of the best collegiate pitchers in the country while playing for the San Diego State Aztecs.
Named as the "most-hyped draft pick in draft history" by ESPN, he was selected by the Washington Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.
The former Aztec finally made his much-awaited debut in the major leagues on June 8, 2010, setting the team record for strikeouts in his first game with 14. His monster debut game is colloquially known as "Strasmas."
However, a few months after his debut, the Nationals announced that Strasburg had torn his ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) on his elbow, wherein he underwent Tommy John surgery. This was the beginning of several more injuries he would sustain throughout his career.
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