The Atlanta Braves closed out 2023 by including a former ace to their rotation.
On Saturday, it was announced that the Braves had acquired Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox in trade for infielder Vaughn Grissom. The transfer offers the Braves an distinctive third starter behind Spencer Strider and Max Fried. In fact, Sale has handled myriad accidents just lately, having made solely 31 begins for Boston during the last three seasons, which is probably going not less than a part of the explanation that Boston made him obtainable. However when he does take the mound, Sale nonetheless exhibits flashes of dominance, so if he can revert again to one thing resembling his previous self, the Braves might have gotten themselves a discount.
Which brings us to in the present day’s quiz of the day. Since 1900, a pitcher has reached the 300-strikeout mark in a season on simply 38 events, together with Sale, who did so in his first 12 months in Boston. So, with that in thoughts, what number of of those hurlers are you able to title in 5 minutes?
Good luck!