And 3000 for Pedro!

Pedro Martinez of the New-York Mets has registered the 3000th strikeout of his illustrious career. He becomes only the 15th MLB pitcher to get to this impressive plateau.

During his career, Pedro Martinez played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Montreal Expos, the Boston Red Sox and the New-York Mets.

Aaron Harang of the Cincinnati Reds was Pedro's 3000th victim.

Here is the 3000+ career strikeouts select club:

5714- Nolan Ryan
4666- Roger Clemens*
4616- Randy Johnson*
4136- Steve Carlton
3701- Bert Blyleven
3640- Tom Seaver
3574- Don Sutton
3534- Gaylord Perry
3509- Walter Johnson
3342- Phil Niekro
3258- Greg Maddux*
3192- Fergusson Jenkins
3117- Bob Gibson
3101- Curt Schilling*
3002- Pedro Martinez*

* = active player

(Picture: Pedro Martinez, Getty images)