When talking about great pitchers in the last 20 years in Major League Baseballthe name of Max Scherzer It’s on the table. The pitcher who plays in Texas Rangers He was unable to be present at the start of 2024, but little by little he is looking to regain his level from the mound.
The group that leads Bruce Bochy as current champion in MLB He arrived at the 2024 season as one of the candidates to be present in the World SeriesHowever, major absences such as that of the right-hander and the inconsistency in his game have him out of the starting positions. Playoffsbut with the return of the three-time award winner Cy Youngthings can change.
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For the day of this Friday, June 28, Texas Rangers visited the Oriole Park at Camden Yards to face Baltimore Orioles. This commitment had Max Scherzer as the starter for the visiting team, which is the second start of the campaign.
Number 31 came into the game with 3,371 strikeouts, tied for 11th in all of MLB history. MLB con Greg Maddux. Which meant that by simply fanning a batter he would take over that spot alone.
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Max Scherzer ranked 11th all time
After starting his performance by retiring with a ground ball and a pair of fly balls in the first inning, the second inning was where he surpassed the pitching legend. After dominating with a fly to the second baseman Colton Cowser, Max Scherzer struck out Ramon Urias with an 86 mph slider on a 2-2 count.
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With this swing, the 39-year-old right-hander reached 3,372 and took 11th place all-time in that statistic in The majors and left behind Greg Maddux. The difference is that the current player of Texas Rangers He did it with 2840 innings of work, while the legend of Atlanta Braves with 5008.1 entries launched
Now, next on the list for Max Scherzer es Justin Verlander, who currently has 3,393, a figure that could continue to increase. It should be remembered that the leader in this department is Nolan Ryan with 5,714 strikeouts according to portal records Baseball Reference.
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2024-06-29 00:33:13
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