Stephen Strasburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American professional baseball pitcher
Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1988
Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
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About Stephen Strasburg
- Stephen James Strasburg (; born July 20, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
- Strasburg was selected by Washington with the first pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.
- He won a World Series with the Nationals in 2019, when he was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP). A talented but unpolished high school baseball player at West Hills High School, Strasburg played college baseball for the San Diego State Aztecs.
- There, he became one of the best collegiate pitchers in the country.
- He pitched for the United States national baseball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.
- Two years later, Strasburg was called the "most-hyped pick in draft history" by ESPN and the "most hyped and closely watched pitching prospect in the history of baseball" by Sports Illustrated.
- Strasburg's major league debut on June 8, 2010, produced a franchise-record 14 strikeouts. Several months into his major league career, Strasburg tore a ligament in his pitching elbow.
- The injury required Tommy John surgery and a year of rehabilitation.
- He rejoined the Nationals on September 6, 2011, but was only able to pitch 24 innings that year.
- His 2012 season marked a successful return to form; Strasburg was selected to play in the 2012 MLB All-Star Game.
- Strasburg led the National League in strikeouts in 2014, pitching an average fastball of 94.8 miles per hour that year.
- In the 2019 postseason, Strasburg recorded five wins, tying the record for most victories in a single postseason, shared by Randy Johnson and Francisco RodrÃguez.
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