MLB cancels Strasburg retirement press conference; remaining salary payment issues

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Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Stephen Strasburg (35, Washington Nationals) retirement press conference has been canceled due to a dispute over the payment of his remaining salary.

According to USA Today and The Washington Times on Monday, 스포츠토토 Strasburg had initially planned to hold a press conference at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10 to formalize his retirement.

The news of Strasburg’s retirement after this season was first reported by local media last month.

However, ahead of the press conference, the Nats reportedly demanded to renegotiate Strasburg’s remaining three years and $1.05 million in salary.

“The original agreement was for Strasburg to retire with his contract intact,” USA Today reported, 토토 “but the Nats reversed course with no explanation.”

Some analysts say this is part of the Nats’ austerity measures.

The Nats have recently informed more than 10 scouting staff members that they will not be rehired and have yet to finalize a contract extension for general manager Mike Rizzo.

Once dubbed a “monster pitcher,” Strasburg won 18 regular-season games and two World Series (WS) titles in 2019, winning the WS Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.

The Nats rewarded him with a massive seven-year, $245 million contract, but Strasburg struggled with a series of injuries and won just one game in eight starts and 31⅓ innings in his first four years.

He had wrist surgery in 2020, the first year of his contract, followed by five games in 2021 with shoulder problems and one game in 2022 with an elbow injury. This year, 스포츠토토링크 he didn’t take the mound at all.