The seventh Sunday of the 2022 Major League Baseball season was jam-packed with action, and it concluded quite the dramatic weekend. As always, the “weekend” in baseball terms is a weekend series, which means looping back to Friday games and in some cases even going back to Thursday. Let’s wrap up some of what we saw and then look ahead at the week to come.
Highlight of the Weekend
Tigers center fielder Daz Cameron, take it away:
Even if his approach made this play look relatively easy, the degree of difficulty there is off the charts. As he’s running both back and toward right field, Cameron needs to keep his eye on the ball while timing the jump perfectly and knowing exactly where the wall is. He also needed the presence of mind to get the ball in for the double play quickly. Just a gorgeous play.
After controversial Saturday, White Sox take Sunday doubleheader from Yankees
This weekend’s White Sox-Yankees series in the Bronx will mostly be remembered for the controversy and near-brawl that accompanied Saturday’s contest. The short version is that Josh Donaldson of the Yankees made what he thought was an inside joke to Tim Anderson of the White Sox. Donaldson called him “Jackie” in reference to Jackie Robinson, and Anderson quite understandably took offense. Later in the game, a near-brawl was touched off when Donaldson and Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal exchanged words at the plate. There’s a back-story to all of this, and our own R.J. Anderson broke it down in detail.
As for the on-field action, the Yankees took the hostile series opener on Saturday, and a doubleheader on Sunday settled matters. The White Sox evened the series in the first game of the twin bill, as veteran retread Johnny Cueto twirled six scoreless innings. The 36-year-old Cueto has yet to allow a run in 12 innings for Chicago this season. The game was tied 1-1 in the ninth, but Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman allowed a…
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