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Have yet to take the chance to get yourself to Nationals Park to catch a Stephen Strasburg pitching performance? Well, based on this report by Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman, you’ll have to wait until 2011:

Regardless of the results of Nationals pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg’s second MRI, he is expected to be shut down for the season as a precaution. The Nationals have the final call on the decision, and they are believed not to want to take a chance with their prized pitcher.

Strasburg went on the disabled list for the second time this season on Monday.

It’s a smart move by the team, who don’t have much to play for the rest of this season, let alone something that would be worth risking more damage to their franchise pitcher. If his season is indeed over, Strasburg will finish with a 5-3 record, a 2.91 ERA and an impressive 92 strikeouts in only 68 innings.