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MLB’s Oldest Active Player Max Scherzer Strikes Out 10 Over Seven Innings, Moves to Ninth All-Time
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MLB’s Oldest Active Player Max Scherzer Strikes Out 10 Over Seven Innings, Moves to Ninth All-Time

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Toronto pitcher Max Scherzer struck out 10 Seattle batters over seven scoreless innings while allowing one hit and one walk.
  • The 42-year-old raised his career total to 3,535 strikeouts, moving into ninth place all time.
  • Toronto beat Seattle 7-0, giving Scherzer his second win against seven losses this season.

Max Scherzer, Major League Baseball’s oldest active player at 42, struck out 10 batters over seven scoreless innings against Seattle on Aug. 31.

The Toronto starter allowed one hit and one walk. Before Scherzer, only Nolan Ryan had recorded a double-digit strikeout game after turning 42. Ryan achieved that feat six times.

Scherzer’s 10 strikeouts lifted his career total to 3,535, one ahead of Gaylord Perry for ninth place on the all-time list. He could move past Justin Verlander, who ranks eighth with 20 more strikeouts. Verlander has announced plans to retire after this season and is on the injured list with back pain after making one appearance this year.

Toronto won 7-0, giving Scherzer his second victory of the season against seven defeats.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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