Seattle / 23.05.2023 12:00:24
when the dominican louis castillo struck out Shea Langeliers (Oakland Athletics) in the fifth inning, he knew he had reached a very special number in his career, as at that time he joined the list of pitchers with a thousand strikeouts in the Big leagues.
The right-hander began the season with 937 fanned opponents over six campaigns, five of them with the Cincinnati Reds and the previous one divided with the Reds and the Seattle Marinersand he came into Monday’s game with 995 chocolates on his career tally … so by swinging Langeliers out for his fifth strikeout of the night, the 100th of his career.
“There are many (strikeouts). Six years in the Major Leagues and I hope that God gives me health so that I can have another thousand in my career,” Castillo said at the end of the game.
Castillo began his career in 2017 with the Cincinnati Reds adding 98 fanned rivals, and from there the count began. His season with the most chocolates was 2019 when he amassed 226.
LUIS CASTILLO Strikeouts BY SEASON
- 2017 season: 98
- 2018 season: 165
- 2019 season: 226
- 2020 season: 89
- Season 2021: 192
- Season 2022: 167
- Season 2023: 66
- Total: 1,003
Upon reaching this special figure, louis castillo becomes only the 27th Dominican in the history of Big leagues who reaches a thousand strikeouts in MLB, a list headed by the legendary, Pedro Martinez with three thousand 154. seventh inning
2023-05-24 00:11:07
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