Stephen Strasburg’s 2020 season also ended with surgery that one to alleviate carpal tunnel syndrome and he’ll now head into the 2022 campaign with just 26 2/3 innings under his belt since signing a franchise-record seven-year, $245 million contract as a free agent in the 2019-20 offseason. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors | By Steve Adams | Last updated 7/27/21
Nationals righty Stephen Strasburg will undergo surgery to alleviate neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome, manager Dave Martinez announced to reporters Tuesday (Twitter link via MASNsports.com’s Dan Kolko). The procedure will end his season, and the Nationals’ hope is that he can be ready for the start of the 2022 campaign. Martinez’s announcement was a bit more specific than most announcements on TOS surgery, but for those wondering, “neurogenic” thoracic outlet syndrome is the most common of three v