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TORONTO, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 08: Teoscar Hernandez #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 after hitting a home run to center field against Robbie Ray #38 of the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning in game two of the American League Wild Card Series at Rogers Centre on October 08, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) /

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TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 27: Jose Berrios #17 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches to the New York Yankees in the first inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on September 27, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) /

José Berríos Racks up 1000 Career Strikeouts

September/27/2022

After signing a seven-year extension, Berríos struggled for most of the 2022 campaign, pitching quality starts with limited runs followed by blowouts that saw him chased early.

A seven-year veteran coming into this season, the Puerto Rican product had one personal milestone that was on the horizon in 1000 strikeouts, with the right-hander earning the mark on September 28th against the Yankees, striking out Aaron Hicks for his 6th K on the night. Through 5.1 innings, he allowed nine hits with five earned runs with seven strikeouts on the day, earning the loss on the day.

Since joining the Blue Jays at the 2021 trade deadline, Berríos has struck out 227 batters through 242.1 innings of work, compiling an 8.4 K/9. While he struggled this year, Berríos did hit an impressive milestone and will likely hit many more throughout the length of his contract with the Blue Jays.

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