Elderly Yankees Pitcher Breaks 45-Year-Old Strikeout Record

Just in case you forgot, Andy Pettitte is still pitching.

Andy Pettitte has spent 15 of his 18 years in Major League Baseball wearing pinstripes and has been the ultimate symbol of consistency — 250 wins, yet no Cy Young awards and only three All-Star appearances — during his career in the Bronx. Pettitte is so unassuming that it's easy to forget he's still effectively pitching for the Yankees at the age of 41 — ancient by starting pitcher standards.

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Last night, Pettitte became the Yankees' all-time strikeout leader with this K of Twins first baseman Justin Morneau.


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