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Former Chicago Cubs Ace Makes MLB History with Strikeout

Former Chicago Cubs ace Yu Darvish made MLB history with a strikeout against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.
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Former Chicago Cubs Ace Makes MLB History with Strikeout
Former Chicago Cubs Ace Makes MLB History with Strikeout

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Former Chicago Cubs ace Yu Darvish is timeless. In his eleventh season in MLB, Darvish has made history.

With his strikeout of Baltimore Orioles infielder Ramón Urías on Monday night, Darvish set the record for most MLB strikeouts by a Japanese-born pitcher with 1,919.

Darvish passed Hideo Nomo with the strikeout. 

While Darvish doesn't pitch for the Cubs anymore, he did put together three solid seasons for the North Siders. In 294.2 innings pitched, Darvish compiled a 3.60 ERA with a 1.106 WHIP, all of which are right in line with his career numbers. 

While Darvish making history is an incredible personal achievement, his team isn't faring so well. With one of the largest payrolls in all of baseball, expectations were high for the San Diego Padres entering the season. They now sit 6.5 games out of a Wild Card spot.

That's great news for Chicago who is taking full advantage of one of the World Series "favorites" downturns as they have one less team to contend with for a postseason spot. 

The Cubs sit just one game out of a playoff position. 

Chicago will host their cross-town rivals on Tuesday in the first of a two-game series against the Chicago White Sox. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Cubs. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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