Stephen Strasburg

Stephen Strasburg Net Worth

Stephen Strasburg Net Worth: Stephen Strasburg is a professional baseball player who has a net worth of $30 million. Stephen Strasburg accumulated his net worth through his successful career in professional baseball. Born Stephen James Strasburg on July 20, 1988, in San Diego, California, he is currently playing as a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). After he finished high school, Strasburg wanted continue his education at Stanford University. Unfortunately, he was rejected and ended up studying at San Diego State University, where he played college baseball for San Diego State Aztecs. Excelling at the game, he became one of country's best collegiate pitchers, and as such he participated at the 2008 World University Baseball Championship, where he was instrumental in getting the gold medal. In 2008, he got selected to become a part of the US national baseball team, which won the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics that year. One year later, Strasburg was tapped by the Washington Nationals as #1 overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. In August of the same year, he agreed to a four-year, $15.1 million contract, which is said to be a record breaker in the history of Washington Nationals. Strasburg made his major league debut in June, 2010, thus producing a franchise-record 14 strikeouts. But after several months in the major league he had to make one-year-long hiatus due to an injury. Luckily, his 2012 season marked a successful return to form. Off the field he married his college sweetheart Rachel Lackey. In May 2016, Stephen Strasburg signed a 7-year $175 million contract.