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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

What is the longest home run hit in MLB history? (Not including one ALLEGEDLY hit by Babe Ruth in 1921)

• A. 505 Feet

• B. 550 Feet

• C. 496 Feet

• D. 475 Feet

• E. I’m mad because I like Babe Ruth

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 1946…

The MLB grants it’s first minimum salary for players, a WHOPPING $5,000.

As of June 2024, the MLB minimum salary is $740,000. That’s a LOT!

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰 

Breaking News…

• 🏀Giannis leads Greece to their first Summer Olympics basketball qualification in nation history

• ⚾️The full MLB All-Star rosters were released: LINK

• 🏎️English F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton wins his first race since December of 2021 with his win yesterday at the British Grand Prix

  • his record-extending 104th career win

  • Watch his EMOTIONAL post-win presser: LINK

Top Final Scores💯 

• 🎾 WIMBLEDON

  • (19) Navarro STUMPSETS future Olympics teammate (2) Gauff in straight sets to advance to quarterfinals

  • (1) Sinner and (3) Alcaraz both advance to the quarterfinals!

• ⛳️ Davis Thompson is your winner at the John Deere Classic!

  • Ends the tournament at -28 and a 4-stroke win over the field! This is the 25-year-olds 1st win in his 63rd career start!

• 🏀 WNBA: Aces def. Wings, 105-84; Storm def. Sky, 84-71; Sun def. Dream, 80-67

  • Angel Reese becomes the first player in WNBA history to record 13 straight double-doubles! Passing Candice Parker’s mark of 12!

What Caught Our Eye👀 

• ⛳️ All heart from Davis Thompson! Celebrating his 1st win on the PGA TOUR!

• 🏀 Double-double history in the WNBA!

• 🏀 Supreme confidence out of ANT-MAN on the Olympics roster… “I’m the number one option”

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

Competitors Today. Teammates Tomorrow. Coco Gauff and Emma Navarro.

(2) Coco Gauff faced off against (19) Emma Navarro in the Round of 16 at Wimbledon! The two Americans will be teammates at the Paris Olympics

No matter the sport, no matter the level, when you’re face to face with your opponent, that’s all they are. An opponent. Yesterday we had a matchup of two women who will be Olympic teammates in just a few weeks.

Yesterday we had a matchup between two American powerhouses at Wimbledon. World No. 2 Coco Gauff and No. 19 Emma Navarro. They faced off in the round of 16 in what either way would end up in a ‘first’. Despite being ranked the second-best player in the world, Wimbledon is the one tournament that has eluded Coco Gauff. In her very young career, this is the only tournament in which she has not made it past the round of 16.

Navarro similarly was also looking for her first quarterfinal berth at the tournament.

Only one day after world No. 1 Iga Switek was STUMPSET by unranked Yulia Putintseva, there seemed to be upset magic in the air. Despite this, Gauff (who is still only 20 YEARS YOUNG by the way) stepped onto the court with the utmost confidence that she would be able to advance to her first Wimbledon quarterfinals.

Coming into this matchup Gauff hadn’t given up a single set and Navarro only one, so something had to give.

Even though she was facing off against a 20-year-old, you would think Navarro (who is only 23) would walk in with some nerves facing off against the world No. 2. It was the exact opposite. Without rankings posted on the screen, you would have thought that it was Navarro who was the second-best player in the world.

She remained calm, cool, and collected throughout the entire match and with just a few breaks of Gauff she was able to win in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.

Although a disappointing loss for Coco, something tells me a player of her caliber will have many deep runs on the grass courts. Navarro on the other hand advances to her first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinal where she will face No. 7 Paolini. If she is able to win that matchup she is guaranteed to face off against an unranked player in the semis. Maybe this is the breakthrough tournament for her!

Yesterday these two were adversaries. But in just three weeks they will be teammates. The two will consist of half of the USA Women’s team that suits up for the Paris Olympics. I wasn’t planning on tuning into Tennis during the Olympics but that has quickly changed. The heart that both showed in their match was easily seen on their sleeve.

Team USA is in great hands in Paris!

Navarro’s semifinal matchup will take place Tomorrow at a time that is still TBD.

JUICE STATION🧃 

Quote of the Day

Song of the Day

Glue Guy of the Day

Defined: Glue Guy (Noun, Verb, Adj., etc.) - a person, thing, idea, or thought that holds together the larger group. Not the star, not the main character, but a hard hat and lunch pale type who knows its role. The GLUE of the group.

WHAT TO WATCH📺️ 

Soccer⚽️: “HOLD” all over the place in the world of soccer! The semifinals of the EUROs and COPA America are knocking on the door!

• Quarterfinals at the EUROs: HOLD!

• Quarterfinals at the COPA America: HOLD!

• MLS: HOLD!

Tennis🎾: WIMBLEDON

• MEN: (4) Zverev vs (13) Fritz (9:45 AM ET), (2) Djokovic vs (15) Rune (11:45 AM ET)

• WOMEN: (4) Rybakina vs (17) Kalnskaya (8:30 AM ET), (11) Collins vs (31) Krejcikova (11:15 AM ET)

MLB⚾️: A small 7-game slate today…

• Mets @ Pirates (12:35 PM ET), Guardians @ Tigers (6:40 PM ET), Rangers @ Angels (9:38 PM ET), Braves. @ Diamondbacks (9:40 PM ET)

WNBA🏀: Nothing to report from the Association!