Atlanta Braves pitcher Charlie Morton's career milestone embodies a story of perseverance.
pitcher Charlie Morton reached a career milestone during his Tuesday night outing against the San Francisco Giants. When he sat down Mike Yastrzemski on strikes for the first out in the sixth inning, he reached 2,000 career strikeouts. Thecame with the Braves. This includes his first MLB season back in 2008 along with his current stint that started in 2021. His 772 Braves strikeouts are more than he has had with any other team by over 200 strikeouts - he had 563 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
In 162 appearances, 161 of those being starts, over his first nine seasons, Morton had a 4.54 ERA with a 1.44 WHIP and an 84 ERA+. He only recorded 100 innings in a season four times and reached 150 innings twice. Then, in 2017, everything changed. He stayed healthier and became a mainstay in the rotation. Since the start of the 2017 season, Morton has a 3.64 ERA with a 1.20 WHIP and a 117 ERA+.
Morton made the All-Star team at 34 and 35 years old, been a Cy Young Finalist and won two World Series rings.
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