Most consecutive strikes thrown by a pitcher to start a Major League Baseball game
- Who
- George Kirby
- What
- 24 total number
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 24 August 2022
Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby (USA) threw 24 straight strikes to begin a game against the Washington Nationals on 24 August 2022. That set a record to begin a game dating back to 1988, when pitch tracking first began.
The previous record was 21 by Joe Musgrove for Pittsburgh on 30 August 2018.