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What Happened in Sports: June 27, 2019
What happened in sports on June 27 ft. the 2019 MLB All-Star lineups announcement, Nola's 7-inning shutout, and more!
June 27th, 2019 was highlighted by the 2019 MLB All-Star starting lineups being announced and Aaron Nola’s 7-innings of shutout dominance against the Mets.
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.
2:05 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (46-35) @ Minnesota Twins (52-28)
2:20 PM: Atlanta Braves (48-34) @ Chicago Cubs (44-37)
3:20 PM: New York Mets (37-45) @ Philadelphia Phillies (43-38)
8:40 PM: Los Angeles Dodgers (56-27) @ Colorado Rockies (42-39)
10:05 PM: Oakland Athletics (43-39) @ Los Angeles Angels (42-40)
[Player of the Day] SP Aaron Nola, PHI (v.NYM): 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 10 K, 1 BB
2B/1B Max Muncy, LAD (v.COL): 3-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB
SP Ariel Jurado, TEX (@DET): 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 4 K, 1 BB, W
SP Zack Wheeler, NYM (@PHI): 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 7 K, 2 BB
OF Joey Gallo, TEX (@DET): 2-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
MLB: OF Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros (turns 22)
NBA: PG Monte Morris, Denver Nuggets (24)
NFL: LB Jordan Hicks, Arizona Cardinals (27)
NFL: LB Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks (29)
NFL: CB DJ Hayden, Jacksonville Jaguars (29)
MLB: OF Jim Edmonds, Retired after 2010 (49)
2013: The Cleveland Cavaliers infamously drafted UNLV PF Anthony Bennett with the 1st overall pick; Bennett would start just 4 games in his 4-year NBA career and never averaged more than 5.2 PPG in a season. Notables in the 2013 NBA Draft include: SG Victor Oladipo (#2), SG CJ McCollum (#10), PF Giannis Antetokounmpo (#15), C Rudy Gobert (#27)
2012: Los Angeles Angels OF Mike Trout made one of the most legendary catches of his career with this Home Run robbery in Baltimore
2001: The Washington Wizards infamously drafted C Kwame Brown as the 1st high school player to ever go #1 overall. Also selected: C Tyson Chandler (#2), PF Pau Gasol (#3), SG Jason Richardson (#5), SG Joe Johnson (#10), SF Richard Jefferson (#13), PF Zach Randolph (#19), PG Tony Parker (#28), and SG Gilbert Arenas (#31)
1986: Giants 2B Robby Thompson was caught stealing an MLB-record 4 times against the Reds
1977: Giants 1B Willie McCovey hit 2 HRs in the 6th inning of a victory over the Reds, becoming the very 1st player to hit 2 HRs in an inning twice in their career (4/12/1973)
1938: Red Sox 1B Jimmie Foxx became only the 2nd player in MLB history to hit 400 career HRs, joining Babe Ruth
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