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Jacob deGrom Becomes Latest Entrant to Prestigious 2,000 Strikeouts Club

Rangers' deGrom, who entered Thursday's contest against the Nationals with 1,998 strikeouts, became the newest member of the 2k club after punching out the first two batters. The 5x All-Star became the second-fastest player to reach the milestone, needing just 1660.1 innings. The fastest to 2k strikeouts is Chris Sale, who did so after 1,626 innings.