Nothing to see here, just 48-year-old Bartolo Colón tossing a complete game in the Mexican League.
Colón - who is old enough to have played for the Montreal Expos - threw a complete game Saturday for Acereros de Monclova, using just 90 pitches:
Last night, at 48 years and 19 days old, Bartolo Colón pitched a complete game for the @AcererosOficial in the @LigaMexBeis. He made 90 pitches, of which 70 were strikes.pic.twitter.com/jNWpQxVTHP
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) June 13, 2021
Saturday evening marked the fifth start of the year for Colón, who is now 3-1 with a 3.56 ERA in 2021. Colón's team is littered with former major leaguers, such as Erick Aybar, Chris Carter and Addison Russell. On the season, Acereros de Monclova is 14-6.
Colón - the 2004 American League Cy Young Award winner - last pitched in the majors in 2018, posting a 5.78 ERA and 5.47 FIP in 146 1/3 innings for the Texas Rangers.
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