Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery ties the MLB single-season strikeout record by recording his 223rd strikeout of the year. Multiple outlets report the tie happens on a Thursday game, when Montgomery matches a mark that has stood for years.
The record Montgomery matches was set by Mark Reynolds in 2009. The outlets agree that this is the first time in 17 years the benchmark is equaled in the same season context. All sources characterize Montgomery’s total as a league single-season strikeout record milestone, presented as an “infamous” or notable achievement due to the number of strikeouts involved.
Coverage across the outlets focuses on the same core facts—Montgomery’s position on the White Sox, his 223 strikeouts, the timing of the tying strikeout, and that the original record belongs to Reynolds in 2009—without introducing conflicting details about the performance or the record’s provenance.
