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What Happened in Sports: June 26, 2019
What happened in sports on June 26 ft. the Yankees breaking an MLB record, Mike Minor's complete performance, and more!
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June 26th, 2020 was highlighted by the New York Yankees breaking the all-time MLB record for consecutive games with a HR and Mike Minor’s complete game.
This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
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[Player of the Day] SP Mike Minor (TEX): 9 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 7 K, 2 BB
OF Corey Dickerson (PIT): 4-4, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB
OF Lourdes Gurriel (TOR): 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
SP Trevor Bauer: 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 12 K, 1 BB, W
OF David Dahl (COL): 2-4, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 R
NBA: C Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz (turns 27)
NBA: PG JJ Barea, Dallas Mavericks (35)
NBA: PG Deron Williams, Retired after 2017 (35)
NFL: QB Michael Vick, Retired after 2015 (39)
NFL: QB Chad Pennington, Retired after 2010 (44)
MLB: SS Derek Jeter, Hall of Fame (45)
NFL: TE Shannon Sharpe, Hall of Fame (51)
2014: The NBA Draft had plenty of talent at the top — SG Andrew Wiggins (1st), SF Jabari Parker (2nd), C Joel Embiid (3rd), PF Aaron Gordon (4th), SG Marcus Smart (6th), PF Julius Randle (7th), but arguably the best player wasn’t selected until #41: C Nikola Jokic
2008: The Chicago Bulls selected Memphis PG Derrick Rose with the 1st overall pick in the NBA Draft, who would quickly become the youngest MVP in league history just a few years later. Russell Westbrook was notably taken 4th overall
2003: The stacked NBA Draft class of 2003 includes SF LeBron James (#1), SF Carmelo Anthony (#3), SG Dwyane Wade (#4), and PF Chris Bosh (#5)
1996: The 76ers take the clear-cut #1 pick, Georgetown PG Allen Iverson, while the Charlotte Hornets drafted a lesser-known high school prospect, SG Kobe Bryant, with the 13th overall pick; Kobe was traded to the Lakers a few days later. Other notables include Stephon Marbury (4th), Ray Allen (5th), Peja Stojakovic (14th), & Steve Nash (15th)
1994: Twins OF Kirby Puckett recorded his 2,088th career hit, passing Rod Carew as the franchise’s all-time leader
1981: PG Magic Johnson signed a 25-year, $25 million deal with Los Angeles Lakers just 2 years into his career
1935: Pirates OF Lloyd Waner set an MLB record with 18 putouts from center field in a single game
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