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White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery sets new MLB single-season record for strikeouts

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White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery set a new MLB single-season record with 224 strikeouts. He surpassed the previous record of 223 set by Mark Reynolds in 2009.

With a full-count take on a 93 mph fastball down the middle by the Rockies’ Tomoyuki Sugano in the fifth inning of the White Sox’ 6-1 victory Friday, shortstop Colson Montgomery set a new MLB single-season record for strikeouts with 224, breaking the mark Mark Reynolds set in 2009.Montgomery is a long-limbed power hitter, and strikeouts have been and will be part of his game. The larger problem is his overall fall-off in production. He has 31 home runs and 87 RBI and has played solid defense at…

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