Here Are the Hardest Hitters to Strike Out in MLB

At 44, Ichiro Suzuki is still one of the toughest outs in all of baseball.

Ichiro Suzuki #51 of the Seattle Mariners waits for a pitch during an at-bat in eighth inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Safeco Field on April 18, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. The Astros won the game 7-1. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki #51 of the Seattle Mariners waits for a pitch during an at-bat in eighth inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Safeco Field on April 18, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. The Astros won the game 7-1. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ichiro Suzuki
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Sitting at 4-0 on the year with a 1.69 ERA through 33.1 innings, Diamondbacks lefty Patrick Corbin is leading the majors with 48 strikeouts.

Just behind him is Washington’s Max Scherzer with 47 and Boston’s Chris Sale and Houston’s Gerrit Cole with 41 apiece.

Given those eye-popping numbers, it appears this could be the Year of the Strikeout in MLB, which makes players who don’t succumb to the K even more valuable than they’ve been in previous seasons.

So, who exactly are they? To help answer that question, Will Leitch of MLB.com crunched numbers and watched tape of all 30 pro teams to see who the toughest player to strike out on every club is.

Stocked with rising stars (Mookie Betts, Didi Gregorius), seasoned veterans (Ichiro Suzuki, Adrian Beltre) and everyone in between, Leitch’s list has some surprising names on it

Obviously, Giancarlo Stanton isn’t one of them.

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