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MLB superstar and World Series MVP who has made $200 million in career earnings set to retire in shock announcement
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Stephen Strasburg, the top selection in the 2009 First Year Player Draft, departs after he was introduced as the newest member of the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on August
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Stephen Strasburg strikes back: Nationals top Cubs to force winner-take-all Game 5
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Buzz Saw: The Improbable Story of How the Washington Nationals Won the World Series: Dougherty, Jesse: 9781982152260: : Books
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Stephen Strasburg, the top selection in the 2009 First Year Player Draft, departs after he was introduced as the newest member of the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on August
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Stephen Strasburg never moved on from Washington. He moved in. - The Washington Post
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World Series MVP Strasburg on IL with nerve issue in hand
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