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White Sox’s Colson Montgomery makes notorious history as MLB’s new strikeout king

Chicago infielder Colson Montgomery established a dubious major league record on Friday evening by collecting his 224th strikeout of the campaign, surpassing the previous single-season mark that Mark Reynolds had held for seventeen years. The historic whiff occurred during the fifth frame against Colorado pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano when the young batter took a middle-in fastball for strike three.

Despite sitting at a .199 batting average, the twenty-four-year-old has managed to launch thirty-one homers and drive in eighty-seven runs while helping guide his club to its first postseason appearance since 2021.

Manager Will Venables expressed continued confidence in his slugger's approach at the plate, noting that the mounting strikeouts have not diminished the athlete's overall aggressiveness. Meanwhile, Philadelphia power hitter Kyle Schwarber remains within striking distance of the record with his own total sitting at 218 ahead of the final weekend.

The Chicago squad achieved this playoff berth following consecutive hundred-loss seasons, adding a historic team milestone to the backdrop of Montgomery's individual record.

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