Stephen Strasburg injury update: Nationals pitcher shut down again with ‘severe nerve damage,’ per report

Washington Nationals veteran right-hander Stephen Strasburg hasn’t seen game action at the highest level since June of last year, and there’s still no timetable for a possible return to the big-league rotation. As Jesse Dougherty reports, Strasburg has been shut down from all physical activity and is dealing with “severe nerve damage.” Strasburg, who turns 35 in July, has been waylaid by injury concerns since winning World Series MVP honors in 2019. Not long after that championship season, the Nats signed him to a seven-year, $245 million extension that runs through 2026 season. Since then, however, Strasburg has managed just…