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Colson Montgomery of White Sox strikes out for the 224th time, a major league season record

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Carlson, M. (2026, September 26). Colson Montgomery of White Sox strikes out for the 224th time, a major league season record. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/colson-montgomery-of-white-sox-strikes-out-for-the-224th-time-a-major-league-season-record/article_80060ce9-8d52-5973-a515-60585ec9e401.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-26 · by Matt Carlson

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Colson Montgomery of the Chicago White Sox set a major league record with his 224th strikeout during a game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, surpassing Mark Reynolds' previous record of 223 strikeouts in 2009. In just his second season and 631st plate appearance, Montgomery’s performance highlights his struggle at the plate, despite contributing with 31 home runs and 87 RBIs this year.
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Colson Montgomery, a shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, set a new major league season record by striking out 224 times during his game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. This occurred when he struck out looking in the fifth inning on a 3-2 count, surpassing Mark Reynolds' previous record of 223 strikeouts set in 2009 while with Arizona. Despite his high strikeout rate, Montgomery has still managed to hit 31 home runs and drive in 87 RBIs, contributing significantly to the team's success that recently clinched a playoff berth. The unusual achievement highlights the fine line between offensive power and swing inefficiency in modern baseball.

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Montgomery PERSON · 5× CHICAGO GPE · 2× Reynolds PERSON · 2× Arizona GPE · 1× Colson Montgomery PERSON · 1× Mark Reynolds PERSON · 1× Sugano PERSON · 1× Tomoyuki Sugano PERSON · 1× White Sox ORG · 1× the Colorado Rockies ORG · 1×

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CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery set the season record for strikeouts with 224 when he was set down looking in the fifth inning of Chicago’s game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
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2026-09-26 · Toronto Star
Colson Montgomery of White Sox strikes out for the 224th time, a major league season record · assertive framing

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CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery set the season record for strikeouts with 224 when he was set down looking in the fifth inning of Chicago’s game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. asserted
he → set → night
The left-handed-batting Montgomery struck out on a 3-2 count against right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano for the second out of the fifth. asserted
Montgomery → bat → fifth
He didn’t take the bat off his shoulder on Sugano’s 93.3 mph fastball down the middle. asserted
He → take → middle
The 24-year-old Montgomery reached the dubious mark in his in his 631st plate appearance and 561st at-bat of his second season. asserted
Montgomery → reach → season
Montgomery surpassed Mark Reynolds’ record of 223 K’s, set in 2009 when Reynolds made 662 plate appearances with Arizona in his third season in the majors. asserted
Reynolds → surpass → majors
Reynolds batted .260 that year with 44 homers, 102 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. asserted
Reynolds → bat → homers
Montgomery entered Friday batting .200 with 31 homers and 87 RBIs. asserted
Montgomery → enter → homers
He he had 112 hits and 54 walks, and was batting eighth against Colorado. asserted
he → have → Colorado
In his last 20 games entering Friday, Montgomery was batting .088 with 36 strikeouts in 79 plate appearances. asserted
Montgomery → enter → appearances
He had six hits, including two homers and two doubles, in that span, along with eight RBIs and seven walks. asserted
He → have → RBIs
The White Sox clinched a playoff berth on Thursday with a 9-1 win at Kansas City, becoming the first team to reach the postseason following consecutive 100-loss seasons. asserted
Sox → clinch → seasons
They entered Friday one game behind AL Central-leading Cleveland. Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber has struck out 218 times. ___ asserted
Schwarber → enter → Cleveland
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