With his two-hit, 15 strikeout, complete-game shutout on Friday against the Nationals, New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom set an impressive MLB record. He became the first pitcher in MLB history to record 50 strikeouts over the first four appearances in a season. The record had previously been held and shared by Nolan Ryan (1978) and, recently, Shane Bieber (2021) with 48. In addition, deGrom became the third pitcher in MLB history to ever strike out 14 batters in three consecutive ...