Check out Stephen Strasburg's top career highlights

June 9, 2009: The Nats' first 1st pick

With the first No. 1 Draft pick in team history, the Nats selected Strasburg out of San Diego State University

June 8, 2010: Merry Strasmas!

In his Major League debut, Strasburg recorded 14 strikeouts and allowed just 4 hits and 2 runs in 7 innings

Sept. 6, 2011: Return from Tommy John

Sidelined in late August 2010, Strasburg returned more than a year later to pitch 5 scoreless frames vs. the Dodgers

May 20, 2012: Going, going, gone

Strasburg went yard for the 1st time in his Major League career with a solo home run against the Orioles during his Silver Slugger Award-winning season

June 4, 2016: 1,000-K milestone

Facing the Reds, Strasburg became the 1st player to record 1,000 strikeouts while wearing the curly “W”

May 27, 2017: Sweet 15

Strasburg set his career high in single-game strikeouts when he fanned 15 in 7 scoreless frames vs. the Padres

Oct. 11, 2017: Super Trouper

Strasburg overcame illness to deliver 7 scoreless innings and 12 strikeouts in a must-win NLDS Game 4 against the Cubs

Oct. 1, 2019: Call to the 'pen

Following a 5-inning start by Max Scherzer, Strasburg pitched 3 scoreless frames in relief to help lift the Nats to a Wild Card win over the Brewers

Oct. 29, 2019: World Series WOW

Strasburg dazzled across 8 1/3 innings, fanning 7 and allowing only 2 runs, to force Game 7 against the Astros

Oct. 30, 2019: M-V-P! M-V-P!

10 years after he was drafted by the Nats, Strasburg went a historic 5-0 in the postseason and was named the World Series Most Valuable Player

Nov. 2, 2019: Hug it out

Strasburg shared a huge hug with Aníbal Sánchez and Gerardo Parra during the World Series parade

Dec. 9, 2019: Record deal

During the Winter Meetings, the Nationals signed Strasburg to a then-record-setting 7-year contract worth $245 million