The Washington Nationals on Tuesday promoted right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg to Syracuse of the Triple-A International League. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Director of Player Development Doug Harris made the joint announcement. Strasburg is slated to make his Triple-A debut on Friday, when the Chiefs host the Gwinnett Braves at [...]

The Nationals have not determined if right-hander Stephen Strasburg will be promoted from Double-A Harrisburg to Triple-A Syracuse. The team’s farm director, Doug Harris, said Monday afternoon that Strasburg will have a bullpen session Tuesday in Harrisburg, Pa., and general manager Mike Rizzo will determine where Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 [...]

Given his performance in April, Stephen Strasburg’s promotion to the next level isn’t likely to come as a surprise to anybody who follows baseball. Assuming all goes well, Strasburg will be sent to Triple-A Syracuse after his start for the Harrisburg Senators against the Altoona Curve at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, MLB.com reported. The [...]

Washington Post writer Dave Sheinin sat in with Harrisburg Senators radio announcer and Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations Terry Byrom for an interview in advance of Stephen Strasburg’s start Tuesday afternoon against the Reading Phillies. In an article by the WaPost’s Mr. Sheinin entitled, “Strasburg pitches five no-hit innings in Harrisburg win”, after the [...]

Highly-touted pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg (3-0, 0.52) tossed five-no-hit innings in game one, his club rallied in the seventh inning of game two, and the Harrisburg Senators went on to sweep a doubleheader from the R-Phils at FirstEnergy Stadium on Tuesday – winning both games by just one run.