Stephen Strasburg to pitch in October
The wait is almost over. Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, will pitch in two Instructional League games next month.
His first outing will be against the Tigers on Oct. 5 in Viera Fla., and then he will go on the mound five-days later against the Astros in Kissimmee, Fla. In both starts, Strasburg will be on a pitch count. It's not known how many pitches he will throw.
General manager Mike Rizzo and team president Stan Kasten were not available for comment.
After the two outings, Strasburg will then head to Phoenix to play in the Arizona Fall League.
Strasburg, 21, went 13-1 with a 1.32 ERA in 15 starts this season at San Diego State University en route to being named the Golden Spikes Award winner. He struck out 195 batters and issued just 19 walks in 109 innings.
Hi, just wanted to alert your readers that I filmed video of Stephen Strasburg's start on Monday. I was behind home plate with my camcorder shooting through the net. It wasn't fancy, but you see a lot more than what you saw on ESPN.
The video link is on my Florida baseball site, SpaceCoastBaseball.com.
Unlike ESPN, I also went down to the bullpen and filmed his warmup. You'll see players and coaches in this video that didn't get any love on ESPN.
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