New rules, old problems: Why MLB strikeouts are still soaring, …
WEBJun 8, 2023 · Every season, baseball's batters set a new record: Strikeouts. What's behind it? And what, if anything, can be done about it?
MLB strikeout leader candidates for 2024 - MLB.com
WEBFeb 21, 2024 · A Cy Young Award winner might be the best pitcher in baseball, but the one who takes home the MLB strikeout crown is probably the nastiest. These are the pitchers who could do it in 2024. Here are five of the top candidates to …
Strikeout numbers are still stubbornly high in MLB despite rules …
WEBJul 9, 2023 · PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball has made the games faster, the bases bigger and defense a little bit harder. Now, if it could only do something about those stubborn strikeouts.
Missing Bats: Strikeouts broke baseball. Now a league grapples …
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Strikeouts abound, action wanes, fans grouse and arms suffer, and the league legislates rule changes in hope of restoring order to a broken game.
Max Scherzer passes Greg Maddux on MLB's all-time strikeout …
WEBJun 29, 2024 · With his strikeout of Ramón Urías in the second inning, Scherzer reached 3,372 for his career and passed Greg Maddux for No. 11 on the all-time rankings. He notched four strikeouts in a 2–1 ...
Scherzer passes Verlander for 10th on career strikeout list with …
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Scherzer moved into 10th place on the career strikeout list with 3,400 after passing former teammate and fellow three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander while fanning a season-high nine in the Rangers’ 2 …
Strikeout numbers are still stubbornly high in ... - Associated Press News
WEBJul 9, 2023 · Batting average is up modestly to .248 through Friday’s games, rising from .243 last season. So is OPS, rising to .730 from .706. Stolen bases also have jumped substantially, thanks in part to a new rule that puts limits …
3,000 Strikeouts Later, They Still Come Easy for Scherzer
WEBSep 12, 2021 · Max Scherzer reached the 3,000-strikeout milestone, tossing an immaculate inning and flirting with a perfect game. His first strikeout victim remembers similar dominance.
Pirates phenom Paul Skenes notches 100th strikeout in just 13th …
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie — also the All-Star Game starter for the National League — tallied the 100th strikeout of his nascent major-league career in Monday's 5–3 win over the Houston ...
Jeremiah Estrada gets record 13 straight strikeouts - MLB.com
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Seriously. Everybody. In the Padres’ 4-0 victory on Tuesday night at Petco Park, Estrada struck out all three Marlins he faced in the ninth inning. They were his 11th, 12th and 13th consecutive strikeouts (over the course of three outings), setting a record that spans at least the entirety of the expansion era.