MLB
In the victory against the Baltimore Orioles, the pitcher achieved a series of records that put him among the greatest in history.
Tuesday’s day in Major League Baseball (MLB)in the victory of New York Yankees ante Baltimore Orioleswitnessed how Gerrit Cole entered the history of the competition.
Although things did not go well, because it allowed six hits, five runs and two home runsalong with handing out three walks, the right-hander provoked two strikeouts, vital for the final victory by 6-5.
Not only that, because after leaving out to the Dominican George MatthewGerrit Cole entered the great history of MLB, reaching the two thousand strikeouts in his careerwhich allowed him to reach a series of historical marks.
Gerrit Cole breaks records after reaching two thousand strikeouts
The 32-year-old pitcher became the third fastest in history reached this figure, behind Randy Johnson (in 262 games) and Clayton Kershaw (277); in addition to being third in innings pitchedwith 1,714 and 2/3), surpassed by Chris Sale (1,626) and the Dominican Pedro Martinez (1,711 1/3).
As if that were not enough, Gerrit Cole is the eighth pitcher in Yankees history who reaches 2 thousand strikeouts, joining David Cone, Dwight Gooden, Catfish Hunter, Mike Mussina, Bobo Newsom, Andy Pettitte y CC Sabathia; and he is the 87th player of all time in MLB to achieve it.
2023-05-24 15:24:16
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