Monday night marked Kevin Gausman's worst start of the 2026 season, as the Toronto Blue Jays ace coughed up six earned runs and 10 hits in just 4.2 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays. It wasn't, however, without a little bit of history for the 35-year-old two-time All-Star. With five strikeouts on the night, Gausman joined the 2,000-strikeout club , becoming just the sixth active pitcher to achieve the feat. He joins Justin Verlander, Chris Sale, Gerrit Cole, Yu Darvish and teammate Max Scherzer in reaching the lofty platform. Now that Gausman has made it, it's only natural to look at who might be next in line. Sonny Gray (Boston Red Sox), Aaron Nola (Philadellphia Phillies) and Jacob deGrom (Texas Rangers) are within 100 strikeouts of the milestone Looking within the Blue Jays' organization, Gausman and Scherzer could eventually by joined by other members of the team's pitching staff who have a potential path to 2,000 strikeouts.…