The opener of the Washington Nationals, Stephen Strasburg, left his exit from the Spring Training early this Sunday afternoon; Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post was one of those who stood out (video provided by Alex Fast of Pitcher List). The 32-year-old, 1.96-meter-tall right-hander seemed to show discomfort in your lower half.
Fortunately, there seems to be not much cause for concern. Strasburg felt some discomfort in his left calf, but said the following:
The problem is nothing major (via Dougherty). It is not something that is going to require any kind of long-term recovery. This is definitely good news. So on a day-to-day basis ”.
At this time, there is no indication that the problem is particularly serious. A return to form from Strasburg is key to the Nats’ hopes of competing in the NL East in 2021.
After shining in the regular season between 2017-19, he took his game to new heights in the 2019 Playoffs, helping Washington win a championship. and win the World Series Most Valuable Player award. Unfortunately, carpal tunnel syndrome limited Strasburg to just five innings in two starts in 2020.
The Nationals are hoping Strasburg will join Max Scherzer, as well as lefties Patrick Corbin and Jon Lester in the season-opening rotation. Fifth place remains undecided between Joe Ross and Erick Fedde, although Ross seems to have the inside track.
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