3000K, I swear there's no after Kershaw. Why? The last event in ML history to be held in LA on the 23rd
Jun 28, 2025
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Kershaw started the away game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on the 27th (Korea time), giving up two hits and one walk in six innings, leading to a 3-1 victory and winning his fourth victory of the season.
In particular, he struck out five, increasing his total strikeouts to 2,997. Now, if you add three more, you will reach the end of the legendary move that has been running for 18 years. There are only 19 strikeouts in the history of Major League Baseball. Kershaw becomes the 20th member.
The stage is likely to be a home game against the Chicago White Sox on July 3. After the game, Kershaw said, "It's going to be very special" and "It's not easy to throw up to the eighth inning in Colorado." I think I did a good job after six innings. I'm very excited to have the opportunity to add three strikeouts at home."
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In other words, Kershaw will be burdened with the milestone, but he will be able to throw it comfortably.
Roberts then said, `Kershaw can make history now if he strikes out three more. If you can do it at home, it can be more fun and cool. Family and friends will gather in LA. I'm looking forward to it, too."
Among active pitchers, two pitchers have exceeded 3,000 strikeouts: San Francisco Giants Justin Verlander and Toronto Blue Jays Max Scherzer. They are members of the 18th and 19th respectively. And Kershaw is waiting.
However, there are concerns that the record of 3,000 strikeouts after Kershaw may not come out forever. This is because pitchers' pitching innings are gradually decreasing.
After Kershaw, the next pitcher with nearly 3,000 strikeouts is Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale. But Sale, who is 36 this year, has a long way to go. He has to add up to 2,528 and 472 in total. We need at least three seasons. However, Sale is expected to return to the injured list (IL) due to a fractured left rib on the 22nd and return after August. The `injury evil spirit' that plagued him during the Boston Red Sox hit him. It means retirement is near.
Next up is New York Yankees Gerrit Cole (2251). The 35-year-old has thrown and dropped no game this season after receiving Tommy John Surgery.
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Dodgers center fielder Andy Pazs said "I dare say that no player will ever achieve that record after Kershaw. Of course, it's unknown, and I don't know what's going to happen in the future. It's a very difficult and difficult task. "Modern baseball has a lot of injuries. 3000 strikeouts are really difficult."
As Farz said, 3,000 strikeouts are difficult to come out because the bullpen role has increased, shortening the starting pitcher's pitching innings and virtually disappearing due to the risk of injury. Strikeout is entirely proportional to pitching innings, and the number of pitchers throwing more than 200 innings in a season is decreasing every year. It decreased from eight in 2022 and five in 2023 to four in 2024. It is expected to be about four to five people this year.
As a result, 300 strikeouts in a season have long disappeared. The last 300 strikeouts were Houston Astros Cole (Yankees) and Verlander in 2019. Since then, no pitcher has struck out 300 for five consecutive years until last year.
Atlanta Braves Spencer Strider, Detroit Tigers Tarik Scubal, Boston Red Sox Garrett Crochet and Washington Nationals McKinsey Gore are considered excellent strikers, but 3,000 are too far away and there are many variables.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
