Rangers' Jacob deGrom sets new MLB strikeout record in just 240 career games against Mariners

Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom made MLB history against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. 

DeGrom recorded his 1,800th career strikeout in the second inning, getting Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford to swing through a 98.7 mph heater to record his fourth strikeout of the game. 

In doing so, deGrom became the fastest player to reach that mark, needing just 240 games and 1,493.1 innings pitched to do so. 

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DeGrom, 37, beat out the record of Hall of Famer Randy Johnson, the tall left-hander who needed 243 games to reach 1,800 strikeouts. 

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