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Chart: Miguel Sano reaches 1,000 strikeouts quicker than anyone in MLB history

Sano reached the dubious milestone in his 661st career game.

By Phil Miller

September 21, 2021 at 10:00AM
Miguel Sano after an early season strikeout. (Jeff Chiu, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Miguel Sano struck out for the 1,000th time in his career on Saturday, reaching that mark in the fewest games in MLB history.

661 Miguel Sano, Twins, 2015-21

747 Mark Reynolds, Arizona-Baltimore, 2007-12

816 Chris Davis, Texas-Baltimore, 2008-15

828 Rob Deer, San Francisco-Milwaukee-Detroit, 1984-91

843 Ryan Howard, Philadelphia, 2004-10

848 Giancarlo Stanton, Miami, 2010-17

874 Adam Dunn, Cincinnati, 2001-07

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927 Pete Incaviglia, Texas-Detroit-Houston-Philadelphia, 1986-93

938 Russell Branyan, Cleveland-Cincinnati-Milwaukee-Tampa Bay-San Diego-Philadelphia-St. Louis-Seattle, 1998-2010

948 B.J. Upton, Tampa Bay, 2004-12

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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