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White Sox's Colson Montgomery ties Mark Reynolds' season strikeout record with 223rd

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Skretta, D. (2026, September 24). White Sox's Colson Montgomery ties Mark Reynolds' season strikeout record with 223rd. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/white-sox-s-colson-montgomery-ties-mark-reynolds-season-strikeout-record-with-223rd/article_c7e0785e-521f-5d57-b534-bfe8f0e5c0ce.html

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Colson Montgomery of the Chicago White Sox tied Mark Reynolds' single-season strikeout record with his 223rd strikeout on Thursday night against the Kansas City Royals. The record was set in a game where Chicago comfortably led and secured their postseason spot. At 24 years old, Montgomery achieved this milestone faster than Reynolds did—627 plate appearances compared to Reynolds' 662—leaving him with an opportunity to break the record over the weekend against the Colorado Rockies. Montgomery, drafted first overall in 2021 and making his major league debut last year, noted that players near the top of the strikeout list also tend to hit many home runs; he has recorded 31 this season while driving in 87 runs.

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Colson Montgomery, a 24-year-old player for the Chicago White Sox, tied the MLB record for strikeouts in a season with his 223rd strikeout during a game on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. This occurred when he struck out swinging at a fastball from reliever Anthony Gose in the third inning. Montgomery began the day tied for second place with former White Sox player Adam Dunn and needed just 627 plate appearances to tie Mark Reynolds' record of 223 strikeouts set in 2009 while playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks, which took 662 plate appearances. With three more games against the Colorado Rockies this weekend, Montgomery has a chance to break the record. However, Philadelphia Phillies player Kyle Schwarber, with 218 strikeouts and three games left against Tampa Bay, could potentially surpass Montgomery's total by season end.

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“The articles describe different specific strikeouts: Article A describes Montgomery tying Reynolds' record with his 223rd strikeout, while Article B describes Montgomery breaking Reynolds' record with his 224th strikeout.”

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Chicago’s Colson Montgomery tied Mark Reynolds’ season record for strikeouts on Thursday, whiffing in the third inning for his 223rd in a game that Chicago was leading comfortably on its way to clinching a postseason berth. asserted

Chicago → tie → berth

The 24-year-old Montgomery began the day tied for second on the dubious list with former White Sox slugger Adam Dunn. asserted

Montgomery → begin → Dunn

After a single in the first inning, Montgomery came to bat in the third and watched a 96 mph four-seam fastball from reliever Anthony Gose go past him for a called third strike. asserted

fastball → come → strike

Montgomery flied out in his next two at-bats, and Luisangel Acuña replaced him as a pinch hitter in the ninth, leaving him tied for the record. asserted

Acuña → flie → record

Reynolds needed 662 plate appearances to establish the long-held mark in 2009 with the Arizona Diamondbacks. asserted

Reynolds → need → Diamondbacks

Montgomery needed just 627 to tie it, and he still has a three-game series against the lowly Colorado Rockies this weekend in set a new mark. asserted

he → need → mark

Then again, Montgomery might not necessarily have the record at the end of the season. uncertain

Montgomery → have → season

Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber, who played later Thursday against the Brewers, was sitting on 218. asserted

who → play → 218

Philadelphia has three games against Tampa Bay this weekend. asserted

Philadelphia → have → Bay

Montgomery, a first-round pick in the 2021 amateur draft who made his big league debut last year, had mostly shrugged off the strikeout record as he approached it. asserted

he → make → it

He studiously pointed out that the sluggers near the top of the list also tend to hit a lot of home runs, and the 6-foot-3, 230-pound shortstop has been no different, hitting 31 of them while driving in 87 runs this season. asserted

shortstop → point → runs

James Wood nearly broke Reynolds’ record last year, striking out 221 times for the Nationals. asserted

Wood → break → Nationals

White Sox's Colson Montgomery ties Mark Reynolds' season strikeout record with 223rd

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