By Justin Worsley
Despite the much improved efforts by the Washington Nationals this season, they are still the cellar-dwellers of the NL East.
That may not be the case soon.
The Nationals have called up their highly anticipated pitcher, Stephen Strasburg from Triple-A Syracuse to make his MLB debut. Strasburg, 21, has been nothing short of dominant this season, going 3-1 in both the Double and Triple A minor leagues and allowing only one home run while striking out 60 batters. He only allowed 28 hits overall in 50 innings.
Strasburg was with the Nationals during Spring Training, and was the best pitcher on the Nationals roster. The team, however, decided to send Strasburg to the minors in order to work on his mechanics.
Washington has improved tremendously this season, going 26-26. By this time last season, the Nationals were 14-36 and ended the season with only 59 wins, the worst record in the MLB.
Strasburg, the first overall pick in the 2009 MLB draft, will make his MLB debut on June 8 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Fans have showed their eagerness to see Strasburg. Tickets that are normally as cheap as $25 have gone up as high as $65. Some tickets are even as expensive as $2,000.
The right-handed pitcher has a fastball that clocks in as high as 98 MPH. Washington will host Pittsburgh on June 8 at 7:05 p.m.
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