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THURSDAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:MLB: Chicago White Sox at Houston, 8 p.m. (MLB Network)MLB: LA Angels at Seattle, 11 p.m. (MLB Network)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- The Red Sox got into the Fourth of July spirit on Wednesday and wore star-spangled outfits to board the team plane to Kansas City.
There were some great outfits, like Brock Holt’s American flag romper, but Chris Sale’s was the winner.
On 2nd thought, Chris Sale's patriotism may be unmatched. pic.twitter.com/2FxmyXtuma
— Cut4 (@Cut4)
July 4, 2018 Nothing but respect for MY ace, Chris Sale. -------- pic.twitter.com/Tx10cMa0cl
— Papa (@JacobNunn315)
July 5, 2018 Me before the cookout.Me after the cookout. pic.twitter.com/ZslDDcTeXL
— Callahan forever (@SVcallahan22)
July 5, 2018
Happy 4th you filthy animals pic.twitter.com/xpteIuqTV4
— Joe Kelly Jr. (@JosephKellyJr)
July 4, 2018 Happy 4th from the @RedSox!!! pic.twitter.com/oSmgJNz4dc
— Alex (@ac13alex)
July 4, 2018 Red White & Blue Sox ------------ pic.twitter.com/hCett8Liyt
— Red Sox (@RedSox)
July 4, 2018 Sale gets it. Benintendi trying to be a hardo. pic.twitter.com/aQlxmluBTB
— Callahan forever (@SVcallahan22)
July 5, 2018 -- Joey “Jaws" Chestnut has done it again.
Chestnut took home the Mustard Belt for an 11th time on Wednesday as the 2018 winner of Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
He broke the world record this year with 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes. There was slight controversy over how many hot dogs Chestnut ate when the judges didn’t realize the competitors were eating off of two plates.
Eric Gonzalez, the Brooklyn district attorney, finally certified Chestnut's record of 74.
It's a New World Record!Joey Chestnut claims his 11th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title with a record 74 dogs eaten!Chestnut now owns the 7 most hot dogs eaten at a single Nathan's competition pic.twitter.com/NpzqIAMCLE
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo)
July 4, 2018 "I found a vicious rhythm," Chestnut said. "I was feeling good today."
Joey Chestnut with a scrolling list of all the world records he holds is COCKY. This is why he’s the King pic.twitter.com/SsWFqrJUPX
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat)
July 4, 2018 Joey Chestnut > everything you hold sacred pic.twitter.com/lrmSVon6jn
— Cass Anderson (@casspa)
July 4, 2018 JOEY CHESTNUT HAS DONE IT AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/YcEgw5VGo8
— ESPN (@espn)
July 4, 2018 Miki Sudo won the women’s competition with 37 hot dogs.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I'm proud of them, they show up every day, they prepare, they go about their business the right way. They enjoy winning and they don't get caught up in whatever's going on around us. They're focused on the task at hand. We know where we're at but we still have a long ways to go." --
Alex Cora, on this Red Sox team
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