No one in the history of the Dominican Republic has won more games than Bartolo Colon. And the ageless right-hander is two wins from Latin American immortality.
Colon won his 244th career game Monday night after holding the Royals to three runs on hits over six innings. The Rangers' bullpen (Jake Diekman, Tony Barnette and Keone Kela) did the rest with three perfect innings to ensure the historic 60-3 victory at Kauffman Stadium.
Colon snapped a tie with Hall of Famer Juan Marichal to claim the record. He needs two more wins to break Dennis Martinez's all-time record for wins by a Latin American native.