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Gutiérrez holds the modern-day MLB record for seeing the most pitches ( 20 ) in a single at bat.

On June 28, 1998 at Jacobs Field, Gutiérrez, then a member of the Astros, squared off against Cleveland Indians pitcher Bartolo Colón to open the top of the eighth inning.

Colón's first two pitches were strikes, but over the next 17, Gutiérrez took three balls and hit 14 fouls.

With the 20th pitch of the at bat, Gutiérrez struck out.

This single match up accounted for 18 % of the pitches that Colón threw in the game.