Stephen Strasburg held out hope he could return to help the Washington Nationals if they advanced in the postseason.
What was initially described as a strain of the flexor mass in his right arm, would later be diagnosed as a small tear of the pronator tendon. Strasburg rested and received a platelet-rich plasma injection (PRP) and the 28-year-old starter was back on the mound throwing bullpen sessions as the Nationals battled the LA Dodgers in the NLDS.
He continued to work so he could potentially be able to help the Nationals out at some point.
“I keep telling myself that,” Strasburg told reporters, including Washington Post writer Jorge Castillo before Game 1 of the Division Series.