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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-26 · by Matt Carlson The Associated Press
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.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
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.
Written for “Montgomery Strikeout Record” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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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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.
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Montgomery → bat → fifth
He didn’t take the bat off his shoulder on Sugano’s 93.3 mph fastball down the middle.
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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.
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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.
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Reynolds → surpass → majors
Reynolds batted .260 that year with 44 homers, 102 RBIs and 24 stolen bases.
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Reynolds → bat → homers
Montgomery entered Friday batting .200 with 31 homers and 87 RBIs.
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Montgomery → enter → homers
He he had 112 hits and 54 walks, and was batting eighth against Colorado.
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he → have → Colorado
In his last 20 games entering Friday, Montgomery was batting .088 with 36 strikeouts in 79 plate appearances.
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Montgomery → enter → appearances
He had six hits, including two homers and two doubles, in that span, along with eight RBIs and seven walks.
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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.
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Sox → clinch → seasons
They entered Friday one game behind AL Central-leading Cleveland.
Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber has struck out 218 times.
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Schwarber → enter → Cleveland
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