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What Happened in Sports: August 16, 2021
See what happened in sports on August 16, 2021 ft. Marcus Smart's extension, Joey Votto reaching 2K Hits, big Summer league slams, and more!
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August 16th, 2021 was highlighted by the Boston Celtics giving G Marcus Smart a max contract extension for 4y/$77M. Joey Votto made 21st century history when we reached the 2,000 career Hits milestone while his teammate Kyle Farmer made a great play at SS. A couple thunderous jams took place in the NBA Summer League, the Padres’ huge 9th inning game-tying 3-run shot was outdone by a walk-off bomb from C.J. Cron, and Jorge Polanco added ANOTHER game-ending RBI to his 2021 collection.
See what happened in sports on August 16th last year, headlined by Houston’s walk-off HR, the best of the NBA bubble, and the White Sox hitting four homers in a row. 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
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Jaylen Morris over the top on @NBATV! #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/uZJq7BA0Uw
— NBA (@NBA) August 16, 2021
Josh Hall with the RACK ATTACK 💥#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/XUExC5mvTM
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 16, 2021
Down to their last out, the @Padres tie it in the 9th! 😱 pic.twitter.com/o6Aor65ZFM
— MLB (@MLB) August 17, 2021
Cron zone! #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/xMzA7RFNB7
— MLB (@MLB) August 17, 2021
Back-to-back days with a #walkoff RBI for @Jorge_Polanco1! #UltraMoment pic.twitter.com/aSpYI2tBUr
— MLB (@MLB) August 17, 2021
2,000 hits in the great career of Joey Votto. 👏
(MLB x @BudSelect) pic.twitter.com/v61I3NfLxc
— MLB (@MLB) August 17, 2021
Last night was years in the making. pic.twitter.com/xit5l5wVya
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 17, 2021
Yu Darvish’s ranks in Texas #Rangers history:
– 1st in career K/9 (11.039)
– 1st & 5th in season K/9 (11.89 & 10.395)
– 2nd in season Ks (277)
– T-3rd in career WHIP (1.181)
– 4th in career ERA (3.42) & Ks (96)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
Yu Darvish is the fastest (197 GP) Pitcher to reach 1,500 career Ks in MLB history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
Highest career K/9 in MLB history:
1. Chris Sale (11.094)^
2. Yu Darvish (11.086)^
3. Jacob deGrom (10.735)^
4. Max Scherzer (10.70)^
5. Randy Johnson (10.609)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
August 16, 2019: Cincinnati #Reds OF Aristides Aquino became the fastest player to hit 10 career HR (16 GP) in MLB history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 16, 2021
Ryan Kerrigan’s ranks in Washington history:
– 1st in career FF (26), TFL (119), & QBHits (147)
– 2nd in career SK (95.5)
– T-2nd in season FF (5)
– 3rd & 5th in season TFL (18 & 15 2x)
– T-4th in season SK (13.5)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
Ryan Kerrigan has the most consecutive GS (141) by a LOLB in NFL history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
Most career SK in Washington franchise history:
1. Dexter Manley (97.0)
2. Ryan Kerrigan (95.5)
3. Charles Mann (82.0)
4. Diron Talbert (65.5)
5. Dave Butz (59.0)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
#Twins DH David Ortiz launched an upper-deck HR on 8/16/02 off future teammate & 3x Cy Young Pedro Martinez who was the AL Cy Young runner-up that season. Big Papi & Pedro won a World Series together in Boston to break a 86-year Championship curse in 2004 pic.twitter.com/foAMXAj1Kq
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
Antoine Winfield Jr. showed he can be 1 of the premier Safeties in the NFL 1 day after a promising rookie season pic.twitter.com/fENKeNusaa
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
August 16, 1996: San Diego #Padres defeated the New York #Mets in Monterrey, Mexico — the 1st regular-season game played outside of the United States or Canada in MLB history #OTD
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 16, 2021
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7:10 PM: Los Angeles Angels (59-60) vs. New York Yankees (65-52)
8:10 PM: Oakland Athletics (68-50) vs. Chicago White Sox (68-50)
9:45 PM: New York Mets (59-58) vs. San Francisco Giants (76-42)
MLB: OF Akil Baddoo, Detroit Tigers (turns 23)
NFL: S Antoine Winfield Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers (23)
NFL: TE Donald Parham, Los Angeles Chargers (24)
MLB: C Tyler Stephenson, Cincinnati Reds (25)
NFL: DE Trey Flowers, Detroit Lions (28)
NFL: CB AJ Bouye, Carolina Panthers (30)
NFL: LB Ryan Kerrigan, Philadelphia Eagles (33)
MLB: SP Yu Darvish, San Diego Padres (35)
2019: Cincinnati Reds OF Aristides Aquino became the fastest player to hit 10 career HR (16 games) in MLB history
2019: San Diego Padres rookie phenom SS Fernando Tatis Jr. was ruled out for the season with a back injury after hitting .317 with 22 HRs in just 84 games. Despite only 84 GP, his 22 HR were the most by any SS before turning 21 years old in MLB history
2002: Minnesota Twins DH David Ortiz launched an impressive upper-deck bomb off future teammate and 3x Cy Young Pedro Martinez who was the AL Cy Young runner-up that season. Big Papi and Pedro won a World Series together to break Boston’s 86-year Championship curse in 2004
1996: San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets in Monterrey, Mexico — the 1st regular-season game played outside of the United States or Canada in MLB history
1974: NFL held its 1st game outside North America in Tokyo, Japan for a Cardinals-Chargers preseason game
1965: AFL awarded its very first expansion franchise to Miami
1927: New York Yankees OF Babe Ruth hit the very 1st home run out of the newly-renovated Comiskey Park
1920: Cleveland Indians SS Ray Chapman was beaned in the head by a pitch from Yankees SP Carl Mays; he passed away the next day due to a fractured skull, marking MLB’s 1st and only fatality
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