Braves pitcher Spencer Strider partly credits vegan diet for his success
Spencer Strider cuts quite a figure on the mound, a mustachioed rookie with a 100 mph fastball, fearless and aggressive with a flourish, his pitches punctuated with a pirouette, frequently after a hitter has finished flailing at a heater up in the strike zone or sometimes at a slider in the dirt.
Among all major-league relievers, his 37 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings were second most in the majors before Thursday, behind the Yankees’ Michael King, who had one more strikeout (38) and three more innings pitched.
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