Let me throw a lot of starters! Kershaw's Scream, the last 3000K event of ML will be held against CHW on the 3rd
Jul 02, 2025
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Los Angeles Dodgers Clayton Kershaw, who has 3,000 strikeouts and three left in his personal tally, will start the home game against the Chicago White Sox at Dodger Stadium at 11:10 a.m. on the 3rd (Korea time). This is the 441st game in the Dodgers' franchise star player Kershaw, who made his major league debut in 2008, and the 438th game as a starter.
Kershaw is the 20th left-hander ever, the fourth left-hander, and the third pitcher to play on a single team to set a 3,000-strikeout gold tower. Left-handers Steve Carlton (4136), Randy Johnson (4875) and CC Sabathia (3093) previously struck out 3,000, while Washington Senators Walter Johnson (3509) and St. Louis Cardinals Bob Gibson (3117) completed the milestone as one-club players.
He will be the third active pitcher to have 3,000 strikeouts after Justin Verlander (3471) and Max Scherzer (3419).
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Kershaw's record of 3,000 strikeouts is a given, and it is now only written in history. The problem is after Kershaw.
Concerns are growing in the Major League that no more pitchers with 3,000 strikeouts will appear. The reason is that the proportion of bullpens has increased and pitchers are reducing pitching innings as a way to prevent injuries and reduce physical exhaustion in order to run for a long time. This is why the complete pitching pitcher disappeared.
The second most struck out pitcher after Kershaw is Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves. 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. Kershaw has said Sale and Cole will follow in his footsteps with 3,000 strikeouts, but it remains to be seen whether it will go as he wishes.
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The media then predicted negatively, saying, `It is unlikely that Sale and Cole will continue to build up the number of innings they have thrown recently over the next three to five years due to the increasing number of bullpen-oriented games.'
"That's because the game has changed little by little as pitcher utilization and other situations have begun to change," Kershaw said. As I've said before, if I emphasize the role of the starting pitcher more, the Major League game will be much better,' he said. `The problem is that bullpen pitchers are so good these days that there are more games in which the starting pitcher runs the bullpen instead of facing the opponent's lineup three times, and it's hard to make my case because the bullpen pitchers' balls are powerful and really good.'
He then said, `There are many pitchers who have the ability to strike out 3,000. All they have to do is give them a chance."
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. In the case of Scubal, who had 223 strikeouts last year, it will take 13 years to reach 3,000 strikeouts if he throws at the same pace.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
