The ever increasing strikeouts in MLB lead to a new record:
Braves closer Craig Kimbrel struck out three out of the four Pirates he faced Wednesday to become the first pitcher in major league history to fan at least half of the batters he faced.
Kimbrel racked up 116 strikeouts while facing 231 batters…
Hat tip, BBTF.
Related record breaking note, since I know you made a lot of references to the Yankees home run/low BA with RISP – the Yankees 4 home runs the other night broke their all-time season record.