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What Happened in Sports: September 21, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 21, 2021 ft. JJ Redick retiring, Wil Myers HR Robbery, Carlos Correa's Astros SS record, and more!
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September 21st, 2021 was highlighted by sharpshooter JJ Redick retiring from the NBA after 15 years in the league. Carlos Correa made Astros franchise history among Shortstops with his 100th Run Scored of the season. Wil Myers made a remarkable HR robbing catch to save the Padres season temporarily, Josh Rogers showed off his athleticism from the mound, and the Phillies walked off Baltimore with playoff implications on the line.
See what happened in sports on September 21st last year, headlined by the Raiders’ victory in the first-ever NFL regular season game played in Vegas against the Saints and a variety of MLB teams punching their ticket to October as well as what happened in sports on September 21st, 2019 ft. the Cardinals epic win with the help of a pair of back-to-back jacks.
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7:10 PM: Toronto Blue Jays (84-66) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (93-58)
7:40 PM: St. Louis Cardinals (80-69) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (91-59)
9:40 PM: Seattle Mariners (81-69) vs. Oakland Athletics (82-68)
10:10 PM: San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres (76-73)
MLB: RP Devin Williams, Milwaukee Brewers (turns 27)
NFL: WR Demarcus Robinson, Kansas City Chiefs (27)
MLB: RP Aaron Bummer, Chicago White Sox (28)
NFL: DL Jordan Phillips, Arizona Cardinals (29)
MLB: RHP Carlos Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals (30)
NBA: SF Al-Farouq Aminu, San Antonio Spurs (31)
NFL: WR Doug Baldwin, Retired after 2018 (33)
MLB: P Jeremy Jeffress, Washington Nationals (34)
NFL: WR Greg Jennings, Retired after 2015 (38)
2020: Las Vegas Raiders defeated the New Orleans Saints 34-24 in the 1st ever NFL regular-season game played in Las Vegas, Nevada
2019: Rafael Devers set a Boston Red Sox franchise record for the most Home Runs (31) during a season by a 3rd baseman. Devers finished the season with 32 before surpassing the mark in 2021 with 34 and counting
2008: Miami Dolphins RB Ronnie Brown had a game for the ages with 5 total TD as the Dolphins surprisingly ran the wildcat formation to perfection to end the New England Patriots 21-game regular season win streak with a 38-13 thrashing at Foxborough
2006: DH David Ortiz set a Boston Red Sox record for the most Home Runs (51) during a season after a bomb against 2006 AL Cy Young winner Johan Santana at Fenway Park. Big Papi finished the season with 54 HR which still stands as the franchise record
2004: Toronto Blue Jays CF Vernon Wells pulled off an incredible robbed HR against Alex Rodriguez in Yankee Stadium
2001: Professional sports returned to New York City 10 days after the 9/11 attacks as the Mets defeated the Braves 3-2 thanks to an iconic 8th-inning HR by C Mike Piazza
1996: New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter collected the 1st walk-off Hit of his HOF career against the storied-rival Boston Red Sox
1992: USA Basketball officially announced the 1992 Olympics roster, a team that would be later dubbed the “Dream Team”
1986: Oakland Raiders RB Marcus Allen broke Lydell Mitchell‘s record for most consecutive games played (16) recording 100+ YScm when he tallied 40 RUSH YDS & 86 REC YDS. Allen’s streak ended after the next week at 17 which still stands as the record today
1982: NFL players began a 52-day strike, the very 1st in professional football’s history
1980: Philadelphia Phillies SP Steve Carlton broke the NL strikeout record by recording the 3,118th of his career
1970: Monday Night Football debuted on ABC, as the Cleveland Browns beat the New York Jets 31-21. Monday Night Football has now been around for over 50 years and has become a premier element to the NFL’s weekly schedule
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