Yankees pitcher Corey Kluber threw a no-hitter Wednesday night against a Rangers team that hoped he would be their savior just a year ago.
The impressive streak of no-hitters continued Wednesday night just one day after Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull threw a no-no of his own. This time it was New York Yankees pitcher Corey Kluber achieving the feat.
The kicker here was that he did it against his 2020 squad in the Texas Rangers. Kluber was traded to Texas last year, only to throw one inning before being out with an injury the rest of the year. He then signed with the Yankees and now the Rangers are no-hit for the second time in 2021.
That was a dominant pitching performance from Corey Kluber! No hitter in Texas!
— Mike Cohen (@Sir_MikeyC) May 20, 2021
Crazy we’ve had 6 no hitters and it’s only May 19
Corey Kluber no-hits the Rangers in Arlington
This was a truly dominant performance from the two-time Cy Young Award winner. He only allowed one walk as he nearly had a perfect game.
https://twitter.com/samcam1919/status/1395205552154808322?s=20
Well I just witnessed a No-Hitter! Corey Kluber throws a No-Hitter with only a single walk pic.twitter.com/H6qqHSdMSp
— Ty Jäger (@TheTyJager) May 20, 2021
COREY KLUBER!!! Damn that was awesome to watch!
— Shaun C (@ShaunChi24) May 20, 2021
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Kluber is a former ace who is trying to get back to that level. The Yankees are paying him $11 million this year, so clearly they believe in him. He rewarded that faith with this amazing performance.
After 7,976 days, another Yankee threw a no hitter.
— Alex Feuz (@AlexFeuz) May 20, 2021
What a performance from Corey Kluber. Incredible.
https://twitter.com/coleslawshoota/status/1395205534043840520
HOLY SHIT IT WAS SO HARD TO NOT TWEET IN FEAR OF A JINX. COREY KLUBER BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— syd woolf (@sydwoolf7) May 20, 2021
What a performance from Corey Kluber.
— Dalton Coppola (@dalton_coppola) May 20, 2021
The first Yankee no hitter in my entire lifetime and this is a game I don’t think I’ll ever forget. Just wow.
Kluber has won the top awards and he has been a true ace. But this was his first no-hitter and Yankees fans now see why the Rangers traded for him in the first place. For reference, this is the second time the Rangers have been no-hit this season.
What a story Corey Kluber has been this year wow. Throwing a no-hitter against the team that only pitched him for one inning last year pic.twitter.com/vXVFI9f5Hj
— Gil (@GilSaddig) May 20, 2021
BREAKINGGG - Wait. I've lost my hearing. My husband is still screaming LOL. WAY TO GO YANKEES! Corey Kluber just pitched 11th regular season no-hitter in team history! First since 1999! Now back to work lol pic.twitter.com/eTs5p2ShSN
— Tara Rosenblum (@tararosenblum) May 20, 2021
There is no telling how many no-hitters will be thrown this season. It is only May 19 and fans just saw two in the past 24 hours. It may depend on what team is on the schedule as the Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and Cleveland Indians have all been no-hit twice this season.