Days in Sports
What Happened in Sports: June 20, 2022
See what happened in sports on June 20, 2022 ft. Pirates SS Oneil Cruz's electrifying debut, Yankees reaching 50 Wins historically fast, & more!
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June 20th, 2022 was highlighted by Pirates rookie SS Oneil Cruz making his spectacular 2022 debut in which he showcased massive five-tool potential. Cruz recorded the fastest throw (96.7 MPH) by an IF this year, hardest hit ball (112.9 MPH) and three fastest sprint speeds for a Pirate in 2022, while the New York Yankees haven’t reached 50 wins this fast (67 games) since 1939. Orlando Arcia’s single helped Atlanta walk off San Fran, Yandy Diaz made a slick barehand play, and Josh Harrison showed his elite range at second base in Chicago’s win.
See what happened in sports on June 20th last year, headlined by the Hawks taking Game 7 in Philly behind Kevin Huerter‘s career outing and Trae Young‘s clutch buckets despite a bad shooting night (5-23 FG), and Ben Simmons‘ fourth-quarter struggles and free-throw issues culminating in an ugly ending for the 76ers, plus Devin Booker‘s 40-pt triple double leading the CP3-less Suns to a Game 1 WCF win as well as what happened in sports on June 20th, 2020 ft. MLB’s final proposal for a 2020 season.
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.
It's Oneil Cruz's first game of the season and he already recorded the hardest throw by an infielder this year at 96.7 MPH ? pic.twitter.com/5XUlqHRjac
— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2022
3 innings into his 2022 debut, @Pirates' Oneil Cruz has registered:
????The hardest throw by an infielder in @MLB this year (96.7 mph)
????The hardest hit ball of the year by a Pirate (112.9)
????The 3 fastest sprint speeds of the year by a Pirate (31.5, 30.7, 30.3) pic.twitter.com/nScTK5mD4A
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 21, 2022
New week, new winning streak for the @Braves. #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/EB5Z0Umq8K
— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2022
Yandy with the hustle Ji-Man with the stretch ?
?? https://t.co/DSSONLPnBG ?? pic.twitter.com/IF9ysVglx4
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 21, 2022
My goodness Josh Harrison! pic.twitter.com/7U2cNZwh3K
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 21, 2022
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7:10 PM: New York Yankees (49-17) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (36-30)
7:20 PM: San Francisco Giants (37-28) vs. Atlanta Braves (38-29)
8:10 PM: Toronto Blue Jays (38-28) vs. Chicago White Sox (31-32)
8:10 PM: St. Louis Cardinals (38-30) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (38-30)
NBA: SF Oshae Brissett, Indiana Pacers (turns 24)
NFL: DT Malik McDowell, Free Agent (26)
MLB: RP Felix Bautista, Baltimore Orioles (27)
NFL: OL Garrett Bradbury, Minnesota Vikings (27)
NFL: DL Leonard Williams, New York Giants (28)
NFL: WR Terrelle Pryor, Retired after 2018 (33)
NFL: RB Darren Sproles, Retired after 2019 (39)
NFL: QB Len Dawson, Hall of Fame (87)
2019: New Orleans Pelicans selected PF Zion Williamson with the 1st overall pick while the Memphis Grizzlies drafted PG Ja Morant with the 2nd pick and New York Knicks took RJ Barrett at #3. Other notable picks include #5 Darius Garland (CLE), #13 Tyler Herro (MIA), & #28 Jordan Poole (GSW)
2015: Washington Nationals SP Max Scherzer pitched his 1st career no-hitter in a victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates; 1 out away from a perfect game, but OF Jose Tabata leaned into a pitch to take the HBP, ending the bid
2013: Coming off a dramatic Game 6 victory to tie the series, the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 to win their 2nd consecutive championship, led by back-to-back Finals MVP LeBron James who recorded the t-most PTS (37) during a NBA Finals Game 7 win ever
2007: Sammy Sosa became the 5th player ever to hit 600 HRs in his career as he took a 5th inning pitch off Cubs pitcher Jason Marquis deep as a member of the Texas Rangers
2006: Miami Heat SG Dwyane Wade put up another dominant stat line (36 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 BLK) to cap off one of the best Finals series performances ever (34.7 PPG) as he led the Heat to their 1st Championship in franchise history as they successfully completed a 2-0 series comeback
2004: Ken Griffey Jr. hit the 500th HR of his career on Father’s Day with his Dad Ken Griffey Sr. in the crowd. He’s currently at 7th all-time with 630 career home runs.
2003: Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1st career hit in his MLB debut, a walk-off home run in the 11th inning as the Florida Marlins defeated the Tampa Bay Rays
1998: Sammy Sosa hit his 16th HR in the month of June to set the MLB record. He ended the month with 20 as the all-time most HR hit by a player in any single month
1993: Chicago Bulls PG John Paxson hit the GW-3PM with 3.9 sec left in NBA Finals Game 6 to clinch Chicago’s 3rd consecutive championship by beating the Phoenix Suns in MVP Charles Barkley‘s only career trip to the Championship. Michael Jordan scored the most PPG (41.3) in NBA Finals history
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