Gerrit Cole once again wrote an outstanding page in the history of the New York Yankees. The right-hander reached 1,000 strikeouts with the organization and became the pitcher who needed the fewest games and innings to reach that number since he began wearing the club's famous stripes in 2020.

The mark came this Saturday during the match against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium.

Cole struck out nine batters in seven innings, allowed six hits and two runs, and raised his total to 1,002 strikeouts with New York. The historic round number came at the close of the top of the fifth inning, when he left Matt Olson staring with a 98.8 mile per hour fastball.

The ace needed 139 games and 837 2/3 innings to reach 1,000 strikeouts, surpassing the previous franchise record held by CC Sabathia, who had reached the milestone in his 162nd game.

The performance also confirmed the great moment the pitcher is going through since his return to the Major Leagues.

A dominant return after surgery

The game against Atlanta was Cole's 14th start after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

In his five most recent outings he has accumulated an ERA of 2.27, with eight earned runs allowed in 31 2/3 innings, an example of the level he has recovered after rehabilitation.

The Braves scored their only two runs in the fifth inning on four straight hits, including an RBI double by Mike Yastrzemski and an RBI single by Jim Jarvis.

Beyond that episode, Cole controlled the game and again generated numerous failed swings, supported by more frequent use of his four-seam fastball.

His repertoire has changed slightly over the years, but the approach remains the same: aggressively attack hitters.

From a dream fulfilled to a privileged place in the club's history

When he signed with the Yankees in 2020, the right-hander born in Newport Beach, California, arrived from Houston with the idea of ​​fulfilling a personal dream.

Almost six seasons later, that bond already includes several important milestones.

In 2022 he set the record for most strikeouts in a season by a Yankees pitcher with 257.

A year later, in the midst of a disappointing collective campaign for the club, he recorded 15 wins, 24 quality starts and a 2.63 ERA, figures that unanimously earned him the American League Cy Young Award.

The new record also puts him ahead of other historical figures in the organization in speed to reach 1,000 strikeouts. Roger Clemens needed 1,078.1 innings, Mariano Rivera 1,084.0 and Sabathia 1,119.1.

Cole, with fewer than 840 innings pitched, set a new benchmark for Yankees pitchers.

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