Cole Ragans reached 500 career strikeouts during the Kansas City Royals' 7-6 victory over Seattle at T-Mobile Park. The left-handed pitcher achieved the milestone in his fifth major league season, accumulating 502 total strikeouts across 90 career appearances.
Ragans began his career with Texas, appearing in 9 games during the 2022 season and 17 games in 2023 before being traded to Kansas City midseason. He appeared in 12 games with the Royals in 2023, then 32 games in 2024 and 13 games in 2025.
Across his MLB career as a whole, Ragans has compiled a 22-24 record with a 3.78 ERA over 416.3 career innings — figures that span both organizations.
The milestone came during Kansas City's road victory in Seattle, where the Royals prevailed 7-6. Ragans has appeared in 7 games this season with a 1-4 record, striking out 41 batters in 32.3 innings.
Ragans approaches his next career milestone of 1,500 innings pitched, needing 251 more innings to reach that threshold.