Days in Sports
What Happened in Sports: July 4, 2022
See what happened in sports on July 4, 2022 ft. Victor Caratini's walk-off HR, Twins turning historic triple play, Manoah's insane start, & more!
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July 4th, 2022 was highlighted by Victor Caratini’s 10th-inning walk-off three-run bomb vs. his old Cubs team after Seiya Suzuki’s late go-ahead inside-the-park HR. Byron Buxton and Gio Ushela recorded the first 8-5 (CF to 3B) triple play in MLB history during a Twins win over CHW, Alek Manoah continued his all-time great start to a career, while Yordan Alvarez capped an Independence Day comeback against KC with a walk-off blast. Miami finished a four-game sweep in DC after another extra-inning win, plus the Orioles sent Texas home on a GW-HBP.
See what happened in sports on July 4th last year, headlined by MLB announcing the 2021 All-Star teams with Shohei Ohtani becoming the first player to make it as both a hitter and pitcher plus what happened in sports on July 4th, 2020 ft. veteran starters David Price and Felix Hernandez opting out of 2020’s season and check out what happened in sports on July 4th, 2019 with Keston Hiura breaking up Reds P Luis Castillo‘s no-hit bid in the seventh inning.
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.
Victor-y for the Crew. #Walkoff
(MLB x @CapitalOne) pic.twitter.com/uy0V6QFTf7
— MLB (@MLB) July 4, 2022
Seiya Suzuki recorded the 1st #Cubs go-ahead inside-the-park HR during the 9th inning or later in 50+ yearspic.twitter.com/93snN3EATW
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 5, 2022
Byron Buxton & Gio Urshela recorded the 1st 8-5 (CF to 3B) triple-play in MLB historypic.twitter.com/Hg8miQFtU0
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 5, 2022
Yordan ends it. #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/t39vnX28w1
— MLB (@MLB) July 4, 2022
The @Marlins keep getting clutch hits!
Bryan De La Cruz off the foul pole ? pic.twitter.com/5TOiV3EydE
— MLB (@MLB) July 4, 2022
HURTS SO GOOD!! pic.twitter.com/mVO2W4WiTP
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) July 4, 2022
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1:35 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (44-36) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (44-35)
7:20 PM: St. Louis Cardinals (44-37) vs. Atlanta Braves (46-34)
8:10 PM: Minnesota Twins (45-37) vs. Chicago White Sox (38-39)
MLB: RP Camilo Doval, San Francisco Giants (turns 25)
NFL: P Jamie Gillan, New York Giants (25)
NFL: CB Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins (29)
NFL: QB Josh McCown, Last played in 2019 (43)
NBA: PF Horace Grant, Retired after 2004 (57)
2021: As the MLB announced the 2021 All-Stars, Los Angeles Angels SP/DH Shohei Ohtani became the 1st player to be selected as both a hitter and a pitcher in MLB history
2016: Kevin Durant announced that he’s joining the Golden State Warriors coming off their 73-win season after they defeated Durant’s OKC Thunder in the Western Conference Finals a month before KD’s decision. Durant won 2 FMVP during 3 consecutive Western Conference championships
2004: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds became the all-time leader in career walks (2,191) surpassing Rickey Henderson. He would extend his record to 2,558 before retiring, which will stand as the MLB record for a long time
1983: New York Yankees SP Dave Righetti pitched the franchise’s 1st no-hitter since Don Larsen’s Perfect Game in the 1956 World Series, against the Boston Red Sox
1980: Houston Astros SP Nolan Ryan became just the 4th pitcher to record 3,000 career strikeouts in MLB history. Ryan ended his 27-year career with 5,714 Ks that still stands as the all-time MLB record
1939: New York Yankee legend Lou Gehrig made his iconic “Luckiest Man” speech as the team retired his jersey number (#4), the 1st retired jersey in sports history
1905: In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, HOF SPs Rube Waddell and Cy Young each pitched 20 innings as Waddell’s Philadelphia Athletics defeated Young’s Boston Americans 4-2. Athletics C Ossee Schreckengost caught an MLB-record 28 innings during a single day
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