21 weird and true facts about Bartolo Colon on his 45th birthday
Thursday marks a Big Sexy birthday.
It's time for the ageless Bartolo Colon to blow out 45 candles on his cake.
We here at For The Win -- and frankly, a vast majority of baseball fans -- love Colon and have spent quite a bit of time marveling at his continued excellence at such an advanced-by-sports-standards age.
So to celebrated, here are 21 facts -- one for each season he's played in the majors -- about the pitcher.
1. How old is he?
2. His longevity is amazing
Colon has struck out more batters than this partial list of Hall of Fame pitchers:
19. He made so much money in his 40s
Per Spotrac, He made just $8.25 million from 2008 to 2013. Then he made $20 million in two years with the Mets, $12.5 million with the Braves and $1.75 million with the Rangers.
20. His GIFs might be the best in baseball
21. He owns the trademark on "Big Sexy"
As he should.
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