Stephen Strasburg made his 2020 debut Sunday after missing the first two and a half weeks of the season with a nerve issue in his throwing hand. But before he could take the mound, the Nationals put up a video on the jumbotron of another Stephen Strasburg catching the first pitch.
"Stephen Strasburg" was adopted from the Humane Rescue Center by Nationals fan Mary Elizabeth Pratt just before last fall's World Series. Her pitch was a little bit outside but Stephen had no problem scooping it up and running it back over to her.
The baseball-playing Stephen Strasburg is coming off a year in which he won World Series MVP honors and signed a seven-year extension to remain with the Nationals.
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Stephen Strasburg the dog catches first pitch for Stephen Strasburgs first start originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
