What’s Happening in Sports: June 22, 2022

By Elsie A. Dotson 3 years ago

June 22nd, 2022 features a 15-game MLB Wednesday with many winning matchups highlighted by Vlad Guerrero‘s Blue Jays battling Tim Anderson‘s White Sox after an extra innings thriller. Carlos Rodon goes for the Giants in Atlanta following SF’s 12-10 slugfest win, the Yankees and Rays play a rubber match after Tampa’s tight victory, while Pete Alonso‘s Mets finish a quick set with Houston. NBA player & team options are being decided as Kyrie‘s deadline looms, plus the NFL world celebrates TE Rob Gronkowski‘s career following his retirement.

See what happened in sports on June 22nd last year, headlined by Deandre Ayton‘s GW inbounds alley-oop at the buzzer to help Phoenix steal an improbable one-point victory from LAC in Game 2, Cameron Payne‘s breakout performance with CP3 still sidelined, and Detroit winning the NBA’s 2021 draft lottery as well as what happened in sports on June 22nd, 2020 ft. various players such as Davis Bertans and Trevor Ariza announcing that they will skip the NBA’s return in Orlando, plus MLB’s final offer to start the season being rejected by the MLBPA. 

WHAT’S HAPPENING 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. 

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Jun 21, 2022
Shohei Ohtani came in the clutch with a game-tying 3-run HR in the bottom of the 9th inning but his 8 RBI weren’t enough as the Angels lost to Kansas City 12-11

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Jun 21, 2022
Chicago White Sox beat the Blue Jays in an extra innings thriller as Josh Harrison hit the 12th inning walk-off

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Jun 20, 2022
Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect SS Oneil Cruz electrified in his MLB debut, showing all 5 of his tools as the Pirates blew out the Cubs 12-1

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Jun 20, 2022
New York Yankees became the 1st team to reach 50 Wins as their historic season continued with Gerrit Cole nearly throwing a no-hitter against Tampa Bay

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Jun 19, 2022
Pittsburgh Pirates OF Jack Suwinski made MLB history as the 1st rookie with 3 HR including a walk-off bomb during a game ever to lift PIT over the Giants

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Jun 18, 2022
Washington Nationals retired Ryan Zimmermann’s #11 jersey as the franchise all-time HR (284) & Hits (1,846) leader and the 1st number to be retired in DC but the Phillies beat the Nats in extra innings

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Jun 18, 2022
Clay Holmes broke HOF Mariano Rivera’s record for the most consecutive scoreless outings (29) in New York Yankees franchise history

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Jun 18, 2022
Mike Trout hit his 1st career go-ahead HR during extra innings to lead the Angels over the Mariners as his destruction @ Seattle (2nd most career HR vs. SEA – 50) continued

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Jun 17, 2022
Los Angeles Angels All-Star 3B Anthony Rendon will miss the rest of the 2022 season after undergoing surgery on his wrist

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Jun 16, 2022
Golden State Warriors won their 4th Championship in 8 years after a 2-year hiatus on the back of Steph Curry’s strong Game 6 performance in Boston while Jayson Tatum struggled immensley (2 PTS in 2nd half)

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OHTANI IN THE CLUTCH

 

WHITE SOX WIN THRILLER

 

THE SLOWEST HR EVER

 

KOLE FULL EXTENSION

 

PADRES PULL OUT THE WIN

 

CRUZ GOT A CANNON

 

CHAMPS KEEP WINNING

 

WATCH OUT, DIAZ GOT THIS

 

HARRISON HAS RANGE

 

WHAT A GAME BY THE ROOK

 

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Jun 21, 2022
Shohei Ohtani recorded the most RBI (8) during 1 GP by a Japanese-born player in MLB history

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Jun 21, 2022
Los Angeles Angels are the 1st team to never hold a lead during a game despite a player (Shohei Ohtani) recording 8+ RBI in MLB history

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Jun 21, 2022
Harold Ramirez hit the slowest recorded HR (86.5 MPH exit velocity) in the MLB Statcast Era [since 2015]

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Jun 21, 2022
Isaac Paredes is the 1st player to hit 3+ HR within the 1st 5 innings of a game in Tampa Bay Rays history

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Jun 21, 2022
Toronto Blue Jays had 3 different Pitchers record a Blown Save during the same game for the 1st time in franchise history

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Jun 21, 2022
Dylan Cease is the 1st Pitcher to record 5+ consecutive GS of 5+ Ks & 0 ER allowed in American League history

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Jun 21, 2022
Nolan Gorman is the 1st rookie & youngest (22) player to record 4+ Hits & 2+ HR during 1 GP in St. Louis Cardinals history

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Jun 21, 2022
Eduardo Suarez & Jesse Winker are the 1st duo to be part of a back-to-back-to-back HR on different teams in MLB history

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Jun 21, 2022
Oneil Cruz is the 1st player to record 1+ RBI during each of his 1st 4 career GP in Pittsburgh Pirates history since 1934

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Jun 20, 2022
Oneil Cruz is the only player to record 2+ TB/1+ Run/1+ RBI Hit during each of his 1st 3 career GP in MLB history besides HOF Joe Dimaggio

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MLB Wednesday

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

NFL: RB Cam Akers, Los Angeles Rams (turns 23)

MLB: OF Josh Naylor, Cleveland Guardians (25)

NFL: OL Josh Jones, Arizona Cardinals (25)

MLB: OF Tyler O’Neill, St. Louis Cardinals (27)

NBA: SG Danny Green, Philadelphia 76ers (35)

MLB: 2B Ian Kinsler, Retired after 2019 (40)

NFL: CB Champ Bailey, Hall of Fame (44)

NFL: QB Kurt Warner, Hall of Fame (51)

NBA: SG Clyde Drexler, Hall of Fame (60)

NBA: SG Pete Maravich, Hall of Fame (75)

MLB: SP Carl Hubbell, Hall of Fame (119)

2017: During the 2017 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers infamously drafted SG Markelle Fultz No.1 overall while Boston traded away that pick for the No.3 pick to select SF Jayson Tatum. The Chicago Bulls also traded SG Jimmy Butler and the 16th overall pick (Justin Patton) to Minnesota for SG Zach LaVine, PG Kris Dunn, and the 7th overall pick (PF Lauri Markkanen) 

2006: Florida Marlins 3B Miguel Cabrera memorably swung at an intentional ball that was close enough to the strike zone to avoid getting intentionally walked. It worked out for Miggy who roped it up the middle for an RBI single

1994: Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks in Game 7 to win their 1st Championship in franchise history behind Hakeem Olajuwon who became the 1st internationally born Finals MVP in NBA history

1994: New York Mets RP John Franco earned his 253rd career save, breaking Dave Righetti’s record for saves by a LHP. He still holds the record at 424 (5th most all-time, 2nd most when he retired)

1990: Atlanta Braves replaced MGR Russ Nixon with future HOF Bobby Cox, who would lead the team to a record 14 consecutive division titles

1987: San Antonio Spurs selected future HOF David Robinson with the 1st overall pick in the NBA Draft, but he would not play until 1989 to fulfill his active duty obligation with the Navy. Chicago drafted SF Scottie Pippen 5th overall and the Pacers took SG Reggie Miller with the 11th overall pick

1987: Boston Red Sox SP Tom Seaver retired after 20 years with a career record of 311-205, a 2.86 ERA, and 3,640 strikeouts as a 1st ballot Hall of Famer who remains the Mets all-time leader in numerous categories including Wins (198), Ks (2,541), and IP (3,045.2)

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