Max Scherzer Passes Gaylord Perry, Moves Into Ninth Place on Career Strikeout List with 3,535
Scherzer reached 3,535 career strikeouts, passing Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry and moving within 20 of Justin Verlander.
- On Sunday, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer tied Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry for the ninth-most career strikeouts with 3,534 total on baseball's all-time list.
- Scherzer kicked off his career after the Arizona Diamondbacks selected him 11th overall in the 2006 MLB draft, spending two seasons there before the Detroit Tigers acquired him.
- According to Baseball-Reference, Nolan Ryan holds the all-time strikeout record with 5,714, trailed by Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens in the historic rankings.
- Playing in his 19th season of Major League Baseball, the 42-year-old Scherzer has recorded 45 strikeouts across 55.0 innings and owns a 6.38 ERA with the Blue Jays.
- Scherzer trails his pal Justin Verlander by only 20 strikeouts for 8th place on the all-time list, with Verlander holding 3,554 career strikeouts as the next milestone.
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Scherzer strikes out 10 as Blue Jays cruise past Mariners 7-0 to complete sweep
TORONTO — Max Scherzer struck out a season-high 10 batters in a sizzling seven-inning, one-hit outing to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-0 win and a three-game sweep against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. The seven innings and 97 pitches also were s...
Max Scherzer passes Gaylord Perry, moves into ninth place on career strikeout list with 3,535
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer moved into ninth place on the career strikeout list Sunday, passing Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer Ties Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry in Key Metric
The Toronto Blue Jays are in the midst of their matchup against the Seattle Mariners. Amid the clash, Max Scherzer further stamped his name into MLB history. As reported by Mitch Bannon of The Athletic (via X), Scherzer is now tied with Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry for the ninth-most strikeouts. Max Scherzer is now […] The post Toronto Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer Ties Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry in Key Metric appeared first on HEAVY.
Mad Max makes more history, strikes out 10 to pass Perry for 9th all-time
TORONTO -- Max Scherzer climbed another rung of the all-time Major League Baseball strikeouts ladder in the Blue Jays’ 7-0 win over the Mariners on Sunday. With his seventh-inning punch out of Cal Raleigh, his 10th of the game, Scherzer surpassed Gaylord Perry for ninth all-time with 3,535 strikeouts.
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