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What Happened in Sports: July 26, 2020
What happened in sports on July 26, 2020 ft. Verlander sidelined indefinitely, 1st Sunday Night Baseball of the 2020 season, and more!
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July 26th, 2020 was highlighted by the updates of Justin Verlander’s significant forearm injury and MLB Sunday Night Baseball for the first time in almost 10 months with ESPN double-header featuring Atlanta demolishing the Mets and the Giants pulling out a close win in Los Angeles. Check out everything that happened in sports on July 26th last year.
This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, top performances of the day, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
Rays down ➡️ Rays up
(MLB x @BankofAmerica) pic.twitter.com/EKccJIeWJs
— MLB (@MLB) July 26, 2020
👀 T.J. McConnell!
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 26, 2020
We feel like we’ve seen this before 🤔 pic.twitter.com/8RAXw3hoUu
— Baltimore Orioles 😷 (@Orioles) July 26, 2020
¡ANTHONY SANTANDER! 👀#MLBVenezuela 🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/leNaSqIYmS
— MLB Venezuela (@MLBVenezuela) July 26, 2020
The C in C.J. stands for CLUTCH.#DetroitRoots pic.twitter.com/eLs2kqKKQz
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) July 26, 2020
🚨📢🚨YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT IS🚨📢🚨 pic.twitter.com/icP4sHlM4a
— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 26, 2020
Luis has liftoff!
Career home run no. 1 for La Pantera! pic.twitter.com/gYwzba4jQe
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) July 26, 2020
Gleyber. Voit.
Tie ballgame. pic.twitter.com/gpUHDgH0rM
— MLB (@MLB) July 26, 2020
JBJ is making this catch a daily occurrence. pic.twitter.com/3DHnQw7QwI
— MLB (@MLB) July 26, 2020
.@austinriley1308 off the 3rd deck. 😱 #SundayNightBaseball pic.twitter.com/3JaL7VmffT
— MLB (@MLB) July 27, 2020
De-fence. pic.twitter.com/LRqXAj4qn6
— MLB (@MLB) July 27, 2020
👀 Marcus Smart’s handles! pic.twitter.com/0HRkvfet8Q
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 26, 2020
Smooth JT 🔥🔥@jaytatum0 #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/1y2WNL1htO
— NBA (@NBA) July 26, 2020
Who's ready to see more of this in 2020? ✋ pic.twitter.com/PfR5B54FQF
— MLB (@MLB) July 26, 2020
The best @NFLFantasy performance by a QB in 2019?
That would be @AaronRodgers12‘ 43.76 points in Week 7. pic.twitter.com/lACqr7Z0HV
— NFL (@NFL) July 26, 2020
Doncic & Oladipo put on a show in the 1st half on @NBATV! #WholeNewGame @luka7doncic: 14 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST@VicOladipo: 13 PTS (3 3PM), 5 REB pic.twitter.com/ejTdKqzI2h
— NBA (@NBA) July 26, 2020
1 year ago today, the Houston Rockets introduced Russell Westbrook! pic.twitter.com/bwIYuTKPXZ
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 26, 2020
😱STONE GARRETT IS STONE COLD 😱 pic.twitter.com/jXtr2QXmpw
— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 27, 2019
July 26, 2012: Matt Harvey strikes out 11 in 5 1/3, does not give up an ER, goes 2-for-2 at the plate, and picks up the W in his major league debut in Arizona. pic.twitter.com/nFwtfpUZXx
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) July 26, 2020
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1:05 PM: New York Yankees (1-1) vs. Washington Nationals (1-1)
2:20 PM: Milwaukee Brewers (1-1) vs. Chicago Cubs (1-1)
4:10 PM: Los Angeles Angels (1-1) vs. Oakland Athletics (1-1)
7:00 PM: Atlanta Braves (1-1) vs. New York Mets (1-1)
10:00 PM: San Francisco Giants (1-1) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (1-1)
[Highlights] DH Nelson Cruz, MIN (@CHI): 4-5, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 0 BB, 0 SB [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] SP Trevor Bauer, CIN (v. DET): 6.1 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 13 K, 1 BB
[Highlights] 3B Jose Ramirez, CLE (v.KC): 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 0 BB, 0 SB
[Highlights] SP Garrett Richards, SD (v.ARZ): 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 6 K, 3 BB
[Highlights] SS Trevor Story, COL (@TEX): 2-2, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
NFL: S Keanu Neal, Atlanta Falcons (turns 25)
NFL: RB Tarik Cohen, Chicago Bears (25)
NFL: S Xavier Woods, Dallas Cowboys (25)
MLB: 1B Ryan O’Hearn, Kansas City Royals (27)
NFL: OT La’el Collins, Dallas Cowboys (27)
MLB: P Ryne Stanek, Miami Marlins (29)
MLB: RP Brandon Brennan, Seattle Mariners (29)
NFL: CB Jimmy Smith, Baltimore Ravens (32)
MLB: RP Brandon Morrow, Chicago Cubs (36)
MLB: RP Hoyt Wilhelm, Hall of Fame (98)
2019: Seattle Seahawks make Bobby Wagner the highest-paid LB in the NFL with a 3y/$54M contract
2019: Amazing catch to rob a HR by Stone Garrett
2015: The Kansas City Royals acquired SP Johnny Cueto from the Cincinnati Reds for Ps Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb, and Cody Reed; they would proceed to win the World Series in Cueto’s lone season in KC
2005: Chicago Cubs SP Greg Maddux became the 13th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts
1991: Expos SP Mark Gardner no-hit the Dodgers for 9 whole innings, but lost the no-hit bid and the game in the 10th inning
1988: Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt appeared in his 2,155th game at 3B, setting a new NL record for the position
1984: Expos 1B Pete Rose recorded his 3,052nd career single, tying Ty Cobb’s all-time record
1950: Brooklyn Dodgers OF Jim Russell switch-hit 2 home runs, becoming the 1st player to accomplish the feat more than once
1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth made his final public appearance at the film premiere of The Babe Ruth Story in New York City just 3 weeks before his death
1879: Syracuse Stars SP Harry McCormick hit a HR in the 1st inning and picked up the win in a 1-0 game, the only time in MLB history that a pitcher won from their own 1st-inning HR
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