Strasburg happy to continue calling DC home

A long process that started in Spring Training, included a secret physical last week and took the baseball world and Twitter by storm Monday evening became official Tuesday, when the Nationals announced a seven-year contract extension with right-hander Stephen Strasburg. According to a source, the deal is worth $175 million.

Strasburg, 27, could have been a free agent after this season, and he would have been one of the most compelling players on the market. Instead, he opted to remain with the team that selected him No. 1 overall in the 2009 Draft.

“Talking to my wife and my mom and dad, I think the biggest thing is we tried to see what our life goals are outside of baseball,” Strasburg said. “I think this city and this situation gives us a tremendous opportunity and platform to accomplish those things. We’re just very excited to be here for some time.”

The contract extension was rare for a client of Scott Boras, Strasburg’s agent. But Boras said he was more than willing to negotiate after speaking with …

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