By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Sep 25, 2020

September 25th, 2020 was highlighted by Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown keeping Boston alive in Game 5 while the Cincinnati Reds & Miami Marlins clinched playoff appearances on the same night Freddie Freeman and Trent Grisham hit walk-off bombs. Check out everything that happened in sports on September 25th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by Zach Greinke’s near no-hitter. 

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, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.

Boston’s stars shine

Freeman blasts GW-HR

Indians walk-off AGAIN

3 run walk-off bomb

A’s win it in the end

Marlins clinch in extras

Olynyk skies high

Fitzmagic was perfect on TNF

Herro’s best NBA plays

Best defense when it matters

Iconic win in New Orleans

Just the beginning for Herro

Happy Bday Scottie P

Legendary ending for #2

Epic ending for the Captain

Wes was the best

Happy bday to HOF John Lynch

Nguyen, a Vietnamese legend

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NBA

[Highlights] F Jayson Tatum, BOS (v.MIA): 31 PTS (8-22 FG), 6 AST, 10 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 2 TO [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] SF Jaylen Brown, BOS (v.MIA): 28 PTS (12-23 FG), 2 AST, 8 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 4 TO

[Highlights] SF Jimmy Butler, MIA (@BOS): 17 PTS (5-11 FG), 8 AST, 8 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 3 TO

MLB

[Highlights] OF Trent Grisham, SD (v.SF): 3-5, 1 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB

[Highlights] SP Yu Darvish, CHC (@CWS): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 1 BB, W

[Highlights] SP Zac Gallen, ARI (v.COL): 6.0 IP, O ER, 5 H, 10 K, 2 BB, W

[Highlights] SP Daniel Ponce de Leon, STL (@MIL): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 6 K, 2 BB, W

[Highlights] C Willson Contreras, CHC (@CWS): 2-3, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB

NFL: WR Brandin Cooks, Houston Texans (turns 27)

MLB: RP Kyle Ryan, Chicago Cubs (29)

NFL: DE Aldon Smith, Dallas Cowboys (30)

NBA: PG Chauncey Billups, Retired in 2014 (44)

NFL: QB Matt Hasselbeck, Retired in 2015 (45)

NFL: S/GM John Lynch, Hall of Fame/San Francisco 49ers GM (49)

NBA: SF Scottie Pippen, Hall of Fame (55)

2016: All-Star and Cy Young candidate SP Jose Fernandez tragically passed away during a boating accident with a week left of the 2016 MLB regular season

2014: New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter capped off his final game at Yankee Stadium with a walk-off base hit

2005: With a 158-yard performance, Buccaneers RB Carnell “Cadillac” Williams became the 1st player in NFL history to begin their career with 3 100-yard rushing games; his 454 total rushing yards through 3 games is also a rookie record

2001: 8x MVP and 6x NBA Champion SG Michael Jordan announced that for the 2nd time in his career, he will come back out of retirement to play for the Washington Wizards

2000: Team USA SG Vince Carter slammed arguably the most iconic dunk in Olympic history, jumping completely over 7’2″ France C Frederic Weis in a 106-94 victory; French media outlets referred to it as “le dunk de la mort” (The Dunk of Death)

1998: Within an hour of each other, Chicago Cubs OF Sammy Sosa and St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire each hit their 66th home runs of the season

1989: Boston Red Sox 3B Wade Boggs set 2 records, becoming the very 1st in MLB history to record 4 consecutive 200-hit, 100-walk seasons along with 7 consecutive 200-hit seasons

1984: New York Mets OF Rusty Staub joined Ty Cobb as the only players to hit a HR both as a teenager and as a 40-year-old

1965: Legendary SP Satchel Paige pitched for the Kansas City Athletics at 59 years old, becoming the oldest player in MLB history

1965: At 34 years old, San Francisco Giants OF Willie Mays became the oldest player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs; he is also the youngest to reach the feat (24)

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