June 29th, 2022 was highlighted by a blockbuster trade where San Antonio sent blossoming All-Star G Dejounte Murray to Atlanta for Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks. NYY hit their MLB-record 57th June homer, Matt Olsen collected his 31st double before the break, while DC traded KCP and Ish Smith to Denver for Will Barton and Monte Morris. Jonathan Davis made an all-time great catch in CF, Josh Naylor completed a Guardians comeback with a walk-off bomb, plus Avisail Garcia hit a go-ahead HR vs. STL to back Alcantara’s CG-gem.
See what happened in sports on June 29th last year, headlined by Atlanta taking ECF Game 4 to even the series vs. Milwaukee despite Trae Young‘s absence after Giannis missed the second half with a rough-looking knee injury and Lou Williams‘ big outing (21 PTS, 8 AST, 7-9 FG) in place of Ice Trae, plus Kyle Schwarber‘s homer streak continued as well as what happened in sports on June 29th, 2020 ft. Ryan Zimmerman and many other MLB players opting out of the 2020 season plus J.R. Smith signing with the Lakers to replace Avery Bradley.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
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TOP HEADLINES
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BEST HIGHLIGHTS
TERRIFIC GRAB IN TAMPA
What an insane catch by @3_JonathanDavis!
(And he was OK after too 🙏) pic.twitter.com/7S4E0vEoZv
— MLB (@MLB) June 29, 2022
DOWN 3 IN 10TH, ALL GOOD
The legend of Josh Naylor continues in Cleveland.
(MLB x @CapitalOne) pic.twitter.com/nepK8FDyRo
— MLB (@MLB) June 30, 2022
NOT GOING DOWN EASY
Down to the last out, Avisail Garcia with a go-ahead 2 run blast! pic.twitter.com/PXyM04nsYn
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 30, 2022
ROOK MAKES IT LOOK EASY
.@BwittJr makes it look casual.#TogetherRoyal pic.twitter.com/RONczb7dR0
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 29, 2022
BEST 2022 PLAYOFF PLAYS
Posters, buzzer beaters, and record breakers 💪
The best plays from the 2022 Playoffs 🎥 pic.twitter.com/mq6KM83IgW
— NBA (@NBA) June 29, 2022
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FACTS & RECORDS
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MAIN GAMES
MLB Wednesday
12:10 PM: Milwaukee Brewers (43-33) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (40-33)
1:10 PM: Houston Astros (46-27) vs. New York Mets (47-28)
7:05 PM: Atlanta Braves (43-32) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (39-36)
7:07 PM: Boston Red Sox (42-33) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (42-32)
7:10 PM: Minnesota Twins (43-34) vs. Cleveland Guardians (37-34)
9:38 PM: Chicago White Sox (35-38) vs. Los Angeles Angels (36-41)
*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*
NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS
NBA: PF Michael Porter Jr., Denver Nuggets (turns 24)
MLB: 3B/1B Jose Miranda, Minnesota Twins (26)
MLB: SP Tanner Houck, Boston Red Sox (26)
MLB: 1B Bobby Dalbec, Boston Red Sox (27)
NFL: EDGE Sam Hubbard, Cincinnati Bengals (27)
NFL: EDGE Carl Lawson, New York Jets (27)
NBA: SF Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers (31)
NBA: SG/SF Joe Johnson, Free Agent (41)
MLB: 1B Harmon Killebrew, Hall of Fame (86)
SIGNIFICANT HISTORY
2019: New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox became the 1st 2 teams to play a regular-season game on European soil (London) in MLB history and encountered a historic slugfest
2016: Indianapolis Colts made Andrew Luck the highest-paid QB in the NFL with a 5y/$122M extension that included $87M in guarantees. He ended up retiring just 3 years later before the 2019 season at 29 years old
2004: Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets completed a 7-player trade that sent SG Tracy McGrady, SF Juwan Howard, and PG Tyronn Lue to Houston, and PG Steve Francis and SG Cuttino Mobley to Orlando, among others
2004: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Randy Johnson became the 4th pitcher in MLB history to record 4,000 career strikeouts
1994: After Purdue SF Glenn Robinson Jr. went #1 overall to the Milwaukee Bucks, future Hall-of-Famers Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were selected by the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons, respectively
1990: Oakland Athletics SP Dave Stewart (vs Toronto) and Los Angeles Dodgers SP Fernando Valenzuela (vs St. Louis) both threw no-hitters within hours of each other representing the only day with multiple no-hitters in MLB history
1984: Montreal Expos 1B Pete Rose surpassed Carl Yastrzemski as the all-time leader in total games played (3,309). Rose finished with 3,562 GP which still stands as the MLB all-time record
1982: Future Hall-of-Famers James Worthy (1st) and Dominique Wilkins (3rd) were both drafted within the top-3 picks
1941: In the 1st game of a doubleheader against the Washington Senators, New York Yankees OF Joe DiMaggio tied George Sisler’s AL record of 41 consecutive games with a hit. He broke the record in the 7th inning of the 2nd game en route to a MLB-record 56-game hitting streak that still stands today
1916: Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds played an entire 9-inning game with just 1 single ball
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