Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg has not been able to perform any rehabilitation activities for more than a month and has been shut down from all physical activity, according to a report from Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post.
Strasburg’s latest issue involves “severe nerve damage” which has led to increasing doubt within the organization that the 34-year-old will ever pitch again. Strasburg has not pitched since last June when he was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome. He was shut down for the rest of the season and subsequently missed all of spring training with ongoing complications.
The Nationals star was placed on the 60-day injured list before the start of the season, and the team hoped that he would be able to pitch sometime this season. Dougherty notes that Strasburg is technically eligible to come off the injured list this week, but there’s no sign that he will return in the near future, “if at all.”
