Eat and run that will go down in MLB history

The MLB Secretariat classified Strasburg as a "retired" on the MLB.COM 'transactions' list on its website on the 7th (Korea Standard Time).

The Associated Press said, "The original team, Washington, replied that it would not comment on whether to retire until Strasburg confirmed it in person."

Strasburg was named to Washington in the 2009 MLB Rookie Draft as the No. 1 overall pick in the first round.

With his strong ball exceeding 100 miles per hour (about 161 kilometers) and his tireless physical strength, he recorded 113 wins, 62 losses, 1,723 strikeouts, and a 3.24 ERA in 13 big league seasons.

The most brilliant year of Strasburg's career was 2019.

In the regular season, he was active with a 3.32 ERA with 251 strikeouts in 209 innings, and in that year's World Series, he pitched well with two wins and a 2.51 ERA in two games, driving Washington's first World Series championship.

The Washington club signed a seven-year contract worth $245 million with Strasburg ahead of the 2020 season to keep its "future permanent absence."

This is where the disaster began.

Strasburg has suffered major and minor injuries since his seven-year contract, pitching in a total of eight games (two in 2020, five in 2021 and one in 2022).

In early 2023, the fourth year of his contract, he stopped pitching due to pain in the nervous system, and his condition worsened to the point where his daily life was difficult.

Eventually, in August 2023, Strasburg announced his retirement, and the club arranged for a permanent absentee ceremony in honor of the franchise star, but abruptly canceled it.

From 2024 to 2026, Strasburg will have to receive $105 million (about 142.1 billion won).

Washington did not have insurance at the time of the Strasburg contract, and the club and Strasburg have been at odds over the issue of paying the remaining salary.

The club wanted Strasburg to break the contract first to avoid paying the remaining salary.

Ahead of this season, Washington demanded, "You don't have to throw it, so come to the spring camp and advise the player," but Strasburg, who is currently struggling with daily life, refused.

The MLB Secretariat's listing of Strasburg as a retired player means that the club and the player have agreed on how to pay the remaining salary.

Citing MLB sources, the Washington Post reported, "Strasburg has agreed to a Defer contract, in which he will receive part of his remaining salary later. The exact details of the contract are not known."

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