James Paxton now owns the season-high record for strikeouts in Major League Baseball. The Seattle Mariners southpaw fanned 16 Oakland Athletics over seven innings of work Wednesday night. With that, he now has the fourth-most strikeouts in Mariners history. The three other records of 19, 19 and 18 K’s are all owned by Hall of Famer Randy Johnson, per Greg Johns of MLB.com. Paxton was taken out of the game after he concluded the seventh inning with his 16th strikeout with runners on first and second base to keep the 2-0 lead Seattle had intact. He had thrown 105 pitches, 80 of those for strikes with 30 swinging strikes — a new MLB
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2016 NFL Draft Live: Broncos Select QB Paxton Lynch After Trading Up
11:36 p.m.: The Seattle Seahawks drafted Texas A&M offensive tackle Germain Ifedi, filling a major need after left tackle Russell Okung departed in free agency. Thus ends the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. It wasn’t quite as fun without a Patriots pick. 11:29 p.m.: The Carolina Panthers drafted Louisiana Tech defensive tackle Vernon Butler 30th overall. The defensive tackles are starting to fall off the board. 11:23 p.m.: The Arizona Cardinals drafted Ole Miss defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche 29th overall, in the spot the Patriots would have selecte...
QB Prospect Paxton Lynch Excited For NFL Future But Avoids Mock Drafts
SAN FRANCISCO — Paxton Lynch is regarded as one of the top quarterbacks in this year’s NFL draft, but he got a head start in soaking up the league’s atmosphere by visiting Super Bowl 50 Radio Row on Friday. Lynch, who left Memphis after his junior season, chatted with NESN.com’s Ashley Allen about why he doesn’t read mock drafts, which team he’d like to go to and more. For an extended interview with Lynch, including his thoughts on Tom Brady, visit NESN’s YouTube page. ...