ARLINGTON -- Bartolo Colon reinforced his already-prominent place in Dominican Republic baseball history when he earned his 243rd career win in the Rangers' 8-2 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday night.
The victory ties Colon with Hall of Famer Juan Marichal for the most ever by a pitcher from the Dominican Republic. He is two shy of Dennis Martinez, who hails from Nicaragua, and holds the record of 245 wins by a pitcher from Latin America.
Colon succeeded in his fourth try at the record, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks.