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Colson Montgomery, the White Sox shortstop, broke Mark Reynolds' 17-year-old record for strikeouts in a single MLB season with his 224th strikeout Friday night against the Colorado Rockies. Despite his high number of strikeouts, Montgomery has hit 31 home runs and driven in 87 runs this season, contributing to the team's unexpected playoff berth after two consecutive losing seasons. The article highlights both the statistical achievement and the managerial support for Montgomery, who aims to focus on his strengths rather than reducing strikeouts.
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.
Colson Montgomery made history for all the wrong reasons Friday night, breaking a 17-year-old record for strikeouts in a single season during his first full year in the majors.
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Montgomery → make → majors
The record was previously held by Mark Reynolds, who struck out 223 times in 2009.
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who → hold → 2009
Montgomery, the White Sox shortstop, struck out for the 224th time this season at home against Colorado, setting a new single-season mark.
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Montgomery → strike → mark
The record-setting strikeout came in the fifth inning against Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano.
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strikeout → set → Sugano
With a full count, Montgomery watched a 93-mph fastball down the middle of the plate go by.
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fastball → watch → plate
Montgomery is batting .199/.285/.407 this season.
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Montgomery → bat → .199/.285/.407
Despite the modest averages, the 24-year-old has hit 31 home runs, driven in 87 runs, and posted a 1.9 WAR for the White Sox.
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old → hit → Sox
His impact has been more evident in the field, with Chicago director of hitting Ryan Fuller describing Montgomery’s year as “unbelievable.”
It’s possible he could be passed this weekend, though, with Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber sitting at 218 strikeouts with two games left against the Rays.
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Schwarber → describe → Rays
Montgomery tied the record Thursday night in Kansas City, but the team’s celebration in the locker room was focused on clinching its first playoff berth since 2021.
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celebration → tie → 2021
The South Siders became the first team in MLB history to reach the postseason after back-to-back 100-loss seasons.
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Siders → become → seasons
It has been a frustrating month for Montgomery, who has hit .111 so far, with 38 strikeouts and eight walks.
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who → hit → strikeouts
“I was told this by someone really close, that I know, is they asked me: ‘Did Shaquille O’Neal care about his free-throw percentage?
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O’Neal → tell → percentage
Probably not,’” Montgomery said.
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Montgomery → say → ?
“He’s just going out there and doing the things he knows he’s really good at and that’s dominating his craft.
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that → go → craft
It’s what I’m trying to do.
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I → ’ → what
Even with the record, manager Will Venables still believes in his young infielder.
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Venables → believe → infielder
“In Colson’s case, he doesn’t like the strikeout, but I also don’t see him going up there just trying not to strike out, or the idea of a strikeout is consuming him or taking away from his approach and aggressiveness,” Venables said.
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Venables → like → approach
The White Sox finish the regular season with two more games against Colorado before the playoffs start.
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playoffs → finish → Colorado
They sit one game behind Cleveland in the AL Central and will either earn a bye as the No. 2 seed or be the No. 6 seed and face the AL West winner in the Wild Card round.
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They → sit → round
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