Cliff Pennington
Around the bags: At 44, Colon throwing strikes for Rangers
Bartolo Colon could always throw strikes. Two months shy of turning 45, he still can.
Colon filled up the strike zone Thursday in his spring training debut for Texas, a two-inning start against San Diego.
The portly right-hander gave up two hits, including a home run by Wil Myers, struck out Chase Headley looking and walked none. He threw 23 of 32 pitches for strikes, and his fastball was mostly in the mid-80s mph range.
Colon signed a minor league contract with Texas after going a combined 7-14 with a 6.48 ERA in 28 starts last season with Atlanta and Minnesota.
"I feel well and I'm throwing strikes," he said. "I'm happy with the way I...
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