Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom sat back on the visitor’s bench at Chase Field this weekend pondering whether any pitcher will ever strike out 3,000 batters again, let alone win 300 games, but ever, so quietly, we’re about to witness a historic pitching feat.
One that hasn’t been accomplished since 2009, and one that we may never see again.
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Detroit Tigers reliever Kenley Jansen is on the verge of reaching his 500 th career save, a feat accomplished only by Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman, who each eclipsed 600.
“Now that I’m getting close to it,” Jansen tells USA TODAY Sports, “it’s a wow moment. How did I achieve…
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