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Stephen Strasburg might skip future All-Star games; Nationals host in 2018

Strasburg thinks the change in routine for that event contributed to an injury last season..
October 6, 2017; Washington, DC,; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) reacts following the fourth inning against the Chicago Cubs in game one of the 2017 NLDS at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg says he might skip All-Star games in the future because he thinks the change in routine for that event contributed to an injury last season.

The Nationals are slated to host the 2018 Midsummer Classic.

Strasburg says Sunday at the team's annual fan festival that going to the All-Star game in Miami this year "pushed me back a bit" and "started making my arm hurt."

He left his second start after the All-Star break after only two innings and went on the disabled list with a nerve issue in his pitching elbow.

Strasburg wound up going 15-4 with a 2.52 ERA and finished third in voting for the NL Cy Young Award.

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