By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Jul 30, 2021



July 30th, 2021 was remembered for the 2021 MLB trade deadline with a record 10 All-Stars being traded including 3B Kris Bryant, RP Craig Kimbrel, and SP Jose Berrios. Boston Celtics also made moves by adding SG Josh Richardson and G Kris Dunn in a 3-way trade also involving C Tristan Thompson and G Delon Wright. The Blue Jays finally returned to Toronto after a 670-day hiatus and Canadian 1B Joey Votto kept his record HR streak alive with a bomb in his seventh consecutive game. 

See what happened in sports on July 30th last year, headlined by LeBron and the Lakers defeating the Clippers as the NBA returned after its 5-month break. 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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Barehanded beauty to call game

Votto’s bat cannot be stopped

DBacks win on a walk off

White Sox have a great pen now

Jose Berrios is headed to the 6ix

El Mago will be special in NY

Happy bday to this GSW legend

Bauer traded to Cincy OTD

Savage looking to ball out in yr 3

Brewers traded for Hader OTD

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NFL: S Darnell Savage Jr., Green Bay Packers (turns 24)

NFL: LB Cole Holcomb, Washington Football Team (25)

NFL: OL Lucas Patrick, Green Bay Packers (25)

MLB: 1B Jared Walsh, Los Angeles Angels (28)

NFL: LB AJ Klein, Buffalo Bills (30)

NBA: SF Chris Mullin, Hall of Fame (58)

2019: Cincinnati Reds acquired SP Trevor Bauer, Cleveland Indians acquired OFs Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes, and the San Diego Padres acquired OF prospect Taylor Trammell in a 3-team deal [PSO Evaluation]

2015: Toronto Blue Jays acquired SP David Price from the Detroit Tigers for 3 players including SPs Daniel Norris and Matthew Boyd

2015: Milwaukee Brewers traded SP Mike Fiers and OF Carlos Gomez to the Houston Astros for 4 players including RP Josh Hader and OF Domingo Santana

2013: Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox completed a 7-player trade that involved SP Jake Peavy, OF Avisail Garcia, and 2B Jose Iglesias

2005: NBA officially decided to end direct high school entrance, forcing NBA prospects to spend at least one year in college (or elsewhere) before entering the draft, giving rise to the one-and-done era

1990: MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent officially ordered George Steinbrenner to resign as a principal partner of the New York Yankees 

1978: In a 19-0 demolition of the Atlanta Braves, the Montreal Expos collected 28 hits, tied an NL record with 8 HRs, and broke an 85-year-old MLB record with 58 total bases

1959: In his MLB debut, future HOF 1B Willie McCovey recorded 4 hits in 4 at-bats with 2 triples in a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies

1874: The Boston Red Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics became the very 1st baseball teams to play outside of the US, traveling to the British Isles to play a few exhibition games

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