Overview

• He reached 1,800 career strikeouts in his 240th game and 1,493⅓ innings, eclipsing marks set by Randy Johnson and Chris Sale.
• The milestone came in the second inning in Seattle when deGrom struck out J.P. Crawford on a 98.7 mph four-seam fastball.
• In that outing he worked five innings with five strikeouts, three walks and allowed four hits, including three home runs and five earned runs.
• He entered the start with a 10–3 record and a 2.55 ERA, reinforcing his role as the Rangers’ rotation anchor.
• DeGrom signed a five-year, $185 million deal before 2023 and has now fully rebounded from Tommy John surgery and limited action over the past two seasons.