J. R. Richard
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James Rodney Richard was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed starting pitcher for the Houston Astros from 1971 to 1980. Ric
Richard with the Houston Astros in 1976
Richard in 2013
Gerrit Cole
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Gerrit Alan Cole is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. Cole pla
J. R. Richard
…be a blood clot in his neck. He would never appear in another major league game. His 313 strikeouts in 1979 remained an Astros franchise record until Gerrit Cole surpassed it on September 24, 2019, and he held the team's record for career strikeouts (1,493) until 1987. Two-time National League MVPs Johnny Bench…
Cole with the New York Yankees in 2024
Cole pitching for the US national baseball team
Cole with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2014
Cole pitching for the New York Yankees in 2020