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Father’s Day is a celebration of all the dads and father figures around us. But this year, it has a different meaning for Rockies broadcasters Drew and Zach Goodman.

During spring training, the Colorado Rockies and 850 KOA held auditions for a radio voice to co-host alongside longtime broadcaster Jack Corrigan. Ultimately, Zach Goodman won the job – joining his father, longtime Rockies TV broadcaster Drew. They join Ben and Dan Schulman from the Toronto Blue Jays, as well as Chip and Stefan Caray from the St. Louis Cardinals, as another set of father-son broadcasters in Major League Baseball.

For Zach, it was a step up from his previous broadcast job with the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles (Diamondbacks). He was there for two years and spent one of those years with Stefan Caray before Caray got the call to work with his dad.

After two years in the minors, it was extra special when Zach called his dad to let him know he’d won the Rockies radio job – not only because of the job news, but because of where he was when he received it.

“When he got the call, he called me immediately after and I literally burst into tears,” Drew recalled. “It was a visceral reaction, I literally was sobbing. I was so incredibly happy for him, and it was unbelievable. It’s surreal.”

The irony of learning of his son’s new gig in Toronto – where father-son duo Ben and Dan Schulman are part of the broadcast team – was not lost on Drew.

“I was in my hotel room in Toronto,” he said. “And then I go down to the ballpark, and I remember saying to Dan, ‘Hey, Zach got it!’ As a dad – and he’s such a good guy – he was genuinely so pleased for us. So a little bit of irony there, but it was pretty cool.”

A family business

Performing has always been part of the Goodmans’ lives. Drew’s parents were actors (though his dad ultimately became a litigator), so he knew he wanted to be a performer, but he also liked sports.

“Growing up, there was a show called ABC Wide World of Sports. It was an anthology show, and they would be skiing in Zermatt or cliff jumping in Acapulco. They were all over the world, and it was enrapturing watching this from afar,” he said. “I loved sports and, like [Zach], wanted to take baseball as far as I could, but I always knew that I wanted to get into sports television. So when I went to college, I decided I was just going to play baseball and the other pre-requisite was that they had a really strong communications program.”

And Zach knew very early that he wanted to follow in his dad’s footsteps.

“I always say that I wanted to be a player first. I wanted to play in the major leagues, but I was always realistic that it’s not an easy thing to do, and I wanted to follow in his footsteps,” he said. “There are pictures of me when I’m really, really young filling out the scorebook and calling games. I think all the way back through high school – I remember my first year of high school, I was immediately in the broadcasting class and then I went to college specifically looking for places I could play baseball but also did a sports communications degree so that it would set me up to be able to do this.”

And specifically, Zach chose broadcasting over print media because of the unique opportunities they have to not only tell the story of the game, but to “put a face to a name and give the players character and really humanize them so that fans can feel like they know them or they know a lot about them.

“If there’s no broadcasters, people are just playing,” he emphasized. “Of course you hear the sounds of the stadium and that’s all great, but you don’t really know the storylines and everything that goes along with it — for example, [Friday, June 12th] chronicling Sean Sullivan’s journey to the big leagues. So I think the ability that a broadcaster has to bring more to an already great game was something that intrigued me.”

Growing up in the game

One of the perks of having a dad who works in the sports industry is having a lot of unique opportunities as a family. And the Goodmans took full advantage of that as the boys were growing up.

“I have so many memories, especially when they’re little sitting on my lap, and we’d find the spare headset in the booth and put that on them,” Drew said. “And there’s so many great pictures of all of them up there – sometimes in Little League uniforms, sometimes in their own uniforms.

“And I’m pretty sentimental, so I can go to virtually any city and go ‘We played catch there’ because everywhere we go, we play catch,” he continued. “We’ve traveled as a family quite a bit. We played catch under the Eiffel Tower. We’ve played catch in different parts of the world, and we always have our gloves with us. So I can look at a patch of grass in Washington, DC or Central Park or San Diego or San Francisco and say ‘We played catch there.’ They’re all grown up now, they’re all adults, but that’s a cool feeling for me.”

And Zach has some of his own memories of being around the broadcast booth as a kid.

“I remember coming from my own baseball games, and I’d be in my uniform and be up in the booth and throw on the headset,” he added. “I remember you’d walk in – and he’s focused on the game – and you’d tap him on the shoulder and he’d get really excited. Obviously, it’s his little kids, and I remember being on air. 

“But I remember that we were always going to the games,” he continued, “and my mom, Kristi, did such an amazing job to allow him to do what he did. She was taking care of us all the time, and she had to schlep us to all those Rockies games and watch a bunch of young kids.”

That all said, there was one memory in particular that stood out to Zach from when he was five or six years old.

“I remember one time I’d lost a couple of teeth, and that was somehow a part of the broadcast, because they turned it up to me and they were going through which teeth I’d lost,” he chuckled. 

A different kind of Father’s Day

2026 marks a special Father’s Day for the Goodmans as it will be their first calling the same MLB game, though in different mediums. 

“I still don’t know how to put it into words because it’s one thing to be able to do something with your father and work with your father for a living,” Zach said. “It’s also one thing to get to the major leagues as announcers – it’s so difficult, and I’m very aware of that and how fortunate I am to have the opportunity at such a young age – but to get to the major leagues is incredible. And then the fact that we’re both major league announcers is awesome. And then we’re both doing it for the same team – the team I grew up watching, and I get to live in my hometown. It’s great.”

“It’s really cool,” Drew added. “I usually don’t get all caught up in various dates on the calendar, and you kind of get into baseball mode. It’s day after day, and the next thing you know it’s Memorial Day, and then the next thing you know it’s the Fourth of July or whatever. That’s kind of part of what we do. 

“But this one will be different and have some special meaning,” he continued. “The most important thing to me are my three boys, and I take great pride in hopefully being the best dad I can be and our time together. And obviously Zach and I are getting an immense amount of time together. I’ll never forget this. I feel so privileged to do what I do, and I’ve always felt that way. I never want to take for granted being in a big league ballpark and looking out, and now I can look across the way and my kid’s there, too. That’s so unusual. So I’m very thankful. I think I’ll feel that every day, but especially on Father’s Day.”

To Read: Rockpiles

• Monday:Cole Carrigg reflects on his first week in the big leagues | Sam Bradfield
• Tuesday:Should the Rockies trade Hunter Goodman? | Renee Dechert
• Wednesday:Leading off for the Colorado Rockies | Skyler Timmins
• Thursday:The murky future of the Rockies rotation | Cory Cohen
• Friday:Brett Sullivan and the Tao of the pitching catcher | Joelle Milholm
• Saturday:Future Rockies in Omaha | James Riggenbach

To Read: News

• Rockies news:One day later, Sean Sullivan reflects on his MLB debut | Sam Bradfield
• Weekly Pebble Report:Cam Nelson is finding his footing with the Rockies in Fresno | Eli Whitney
• Rockies news:Looking back on notable first half rookie Rockie performances | Skyler Timmins
• Rockies news:What to do with the Rockies outfield? | Evan Lang

Weekly Discussion Topics

Baseball has always been a family business, even with the Colorado Rockies. What are some of your favorite father-son baseball moments in both Rockies and baseball history? We would also love to hear some of your favorite baseball stories that involve your dad. Let us know in the comments!

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The end of another busy MLB week is here, and we have a robust, 15-game MLB Sunday slate to consider.

There is always value in the prediction markets, and I've scoured the board to find the most value for all 15 games. 

Read on for my Sunday MLB moneyline predictions and MLB picks for June 21. 

MLB moneyline picks for June 21

Matchup	Pick
Reds vs Yankees	-138
Brewers vs Braves	+122
Nationals vs Rays	-122
White Sox vs Tigers	-127
Giants vs Marlins	+108
Cardinals vs  Royals	-100
Guardians vs Astros	-122
Blue Jays vs Cubs	-100
Padres vs Rangers	-138
Pirates vs Rockies	-133
Twins vs Diamondbacks	+156
Angels vs Athletics	-133
Orioles vs Dodgers	+233
Red Sox vs Mariners	+127
Mets vs Phillies	-150

Prices courtesy of Polymarket as of 6-21.

Expert MLB moneyline picks for June 21

Reds vs Yankees: Yankees (-138)

Yankees win probability: 58%

The Yankees are absolute money right now, hammering the ball to a top-3 ranking over the last two weeks with a 144 wRC+. Cincinnati is frozen at the plate with a cold 86 wRC+, and their tired relievers are handing out free passes at a 4.47 BB/9 clip. Back Gerrit Cole and the Yankees to dominate at home.

Brewers vs Braves: Brewers (+122)

Brewers win probability: 45%

We are catching solid plus-money value on a mismatch. Atlanta has completely bottomed out offensively, sitting dead last in baseball over the past 14 days with a miserable 74 wRC+. Milwaukee is swinging a red-hot stick at 144 wRC+, meaning they'll knock Bryce Elder out early and cash this ticket.

Nationals vs Rays: Rays (-122)

Rays win probability: 55%

Lock in the Rays at a short price before this line moves. Washington's bullpen is a flat-out disaster right now, failing to miss bats with a bottom-tier 5.31 K/9 over the last two weeks. Tampa Bay's solid bullpen counters at a sharp 9.36 K/9, giving them the weapon needed to lock down the late innings.

White Sox vs Tigers: Tigers (-127)

Tigers win probability: 55.9%

Detroit owns the night. While the offenses are close, Detroit’s 102 wRC+ slightly edges Chicago's 99; the Tigers boast a brilliant, lockdown 1.93 ERA out of the bullpen over the past 14 days. Chicago's relief unit is highly vulnerable, coughing up hard contact at a 4.96 xERA.

Giants vs Marlins: Marlins (+108)

Marlins win probability: 48.1%

Do not miss the boat on this home underdog. Miami holds the better offense right now (115 vs. 110 wRC+) and pairs it with the single most dominant bullpen in baseball over the last 14 days, pitching to a pristine 2.40 ERA and an electric 10.91 K/9. The Marlins are the easiest prediction on the board.

Cardinals vs Royals: Cardinals (-100)

Cardinals win probability: 50%

At a flat pick'em price, the edge goes directly to St. Louis. The Cardinals feature a highly functional, top-10 offense over the last two weeks with a 124 wRC+. Kansas City's bullpen is a ticking time bomb, surrendering a heavy 4.80 BB/9 and a dangerous 5.51 xFIP. Take the better bats.

Guardians vs Astros: Astros (-122)

Astros win probability: 55%

Houston is probably the safest prediction on the afternoon slate. Cleveland’s hitters are completely lost, averaging a bottom-three 80 wRC+ over the last 14 days. They don't stand much of a chance of mounting a late comeback against an elite Astros bullpen that is sporting a stellar 2.11 ERA and a 3.25 FIP over the past two weeks. 

Blue Jays vs Cubs: Cubs (-100)

Cubs win probability: 50%

We get the Cubs at even money at Wrigley Field. Chicago's bats are completely outclassing Toronto right now, checking in with an elite 127 wRC+ compared to the Blue Jays' mediocre 108 wRC+. Expect Shota Imanaga to get plenty of run support to secure an easy win.

Padres vs Rangers: Rangers (-138)

Rangers win probability: 58%

Lay the short price on Texas with supreme confidence. The Padres' offense has run completely dry over the past two weeks, plunging down to a sub-par 92 wRC+. Texas brings a far steadier, above-average 112 wRC+ lineup to the plate to crack Lucas Giolito early and often.

Pirates vs Rockies: Pirates (-133)

Pirates win probability: 57.1%

This is a classic "bet against Coors Field catastrophe" spot. Colorado features the absolute worst bullpen in the majors over the last 14 days, bleeding runs to a 5.55 ERA and walking everyone with a 5.36 BB/9. Pittsburgh’s hot 112 wRC+ bats will blow this open late.

Twins vs Diamondbacks: Twins (+156)

Twins win probability: 39.1%

The markets have made a massive mathematical mistake here. Arizona's offense is anemic, sitting near the bottom tier at an 89 wRC+. Minnesota is a top-4 club over the same stretch, hammering the ball to a 133 wRC+. Grab the heavy plus-money on the superior team.

Angels vs A's: Athletics (-133)

Athletics win probability: 57.1%

Ride the hottest team in baseball. The Athletics offense has morphed into a terrifying monster, ranking 1st in the majors over the last 14 days with an elite 147 wRC+ and a massive .275 ISO. They are going to obliterate Reid Detmers and out-slug the Angels this afternoon.

Orioles vs Dodgers: Orioles (+233)

Orioles win probability: 30%

We are passing on the heavily inflated juice to grab a massive plus-money payout on the Orioles. Brandon Young matches up against Emmet Sheehan here, giving us a distinct starting edge to exploit. Back the massive underdog while avoiding the highly restrictive -245 vig.

Red Sox vs Mariners: Red Sox (+127)

Red Sox win probability: 44.1%

This is the ultimate late-inning ambush play. Logan Gilbert is tough, but Seattle’s bullpen has completely imploded over the last 14 days, putting up a disastrous 6.03 ERA and an uncontrollable 5.54 BB/9. Boston's bats can steal this one on the road.

Mets vs Phillies: Phillies (-150)

Phillies win probability: 60%

Zack Wheeler is on the mound at home, and he’s backed by a massive late-inning pitching advantage. Over the last two weeks, Philadelphia’s relief core has been locked in with a sharp 3.58 FIP. They will easily outclass a Mets bullpen that is actively bleeding runs with an ugly 4.23 FIP.

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Today’s Reflections

When I included a link to a background story about Justin Dean in Saturday’s Cub Tracks, I never expected that he would be in the headline of today’s column. Congratulations on the first hit, Justin!

Carson Kelly has to be one of the best free-agent signing of Jed Hoyer’s term as president. His elite work behind the plate is supplemented by a solid bat that has occasional pop. That was clear in Friday’s game.

Ben Brown’s outing wasn’t an overpowering performance, but he seemed show some veteran-level maturity Friday in that he induced a lot of weak contact, using his defense instead of strikeouts to stack up outs for the win.

Oh, and go vote for PCA for the All-Star game. Now.

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Friday’s game stories:

• Andy Martinez (Chicago Tribune {$}): Chicago Cubs offense — fueled by Carson Kelly’s career-high 6 RBIs — busts out in 16-2 rout of Toronto Blue Jays. “The Chicago Cubs’ 16-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday was another sign that they may be digging themselves out of the offensive malaise that had plagued them for about a month.”

• Jared Wyllys (AllChgo.com): Cubs offense could be shrugging off collective slump. “An offense that can still get guys on base consistently is bound to bust out at some point. In the last week, the Cubs offense has shown signs that their collective slump could be ending.”
• Mike McGraw (Daily Herald): Dean’s milestone moment highlights Cubs’ 16-run outburst. “Dean, 29, has earned a World Series ring, but he was still searching for his first major-league hit when he stepped to the plate for the first time with the Cubs”

• Casey McAleer (Da Windy City): Cubs may have finally found pitching stability in Ben Brown. “The young right-hander delivered six efficient innings against Toronto in one of his strongest outings of the season.”

• Sean Sears (Chicago Cubs On SI): Are the Cubs Back? 3 Takeaways After 16-Run Explosion vs the Blue Jays. “Cubs scored 7 runs in the 1st inning and cruised to dominant 16-2 win over the Blue Jays.”

Assorted Cubs stories:

• Rodney Knuppel (Sporting News): Pete Crow-Armstrong is forcing baseball to pay attention. “For much of the 2026 season, Pete Crow-Armstrong looked like a talented young player still trying to put everything together. Now, he’s becoming something much more dangerous.”

• Jordan Bastian (MLB.com): ‘I almost cried’: After 8 years in Minor Leagues, Dean notches 1st MLB hit. “The World Series ring that Justin Dean earned with the Dodgers last year had nearly reached his hands, but then the Cubs came calling.”
• Sahadev Sharma (The Athletic {$}): Can Cubs’ Moisés Ballesteros use Triple-A reset to get back to being a productive bat? “The Cubs announced Friday that Ballesteros is being optioned to Triple A. “Sometimes you gotta go through some struggles to get there.“”
• Jordan Bastian (MLB.com): MRI reveals mild right flexor strain for Cubs closer Palencia. “Given the potential outcomes, what the tests revealed could be categorized as good news.”
• Steve Greenberg (Chicago Sun-Times): Will Cubs’ Dansby Swanson ever hit? He keeps telling himself: ‘Today is the day the dam breaks’. “Swanson says his confidence has “never wavered,” but fans are impatient — and the $177 million shortstop knows it.“
• Jake Misener (Cubbies Crib): New report suggests Cubs themselves are to blame for Nico Hoerner’s continued woes. “Have you ever heard ‘don’t mess with a good thing’? Apparently, the Cubs haven’t.”

Food For Thought:

The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul described Thornton by saying: “Her booming voice, sometimes 200-pound frame, and exuberant stage manner had audiences stomping their feet and shouting encouragement in R&B theaters from coast to coast from the early 1950s on”. Thornton’s strong and important vocal style and her confidence on stage made her a huge influence on early blues and rock and roll, even though she rarely received proper credit and compensation for her work.

Thornton was the first to record Leiber and Stoller’s “Hound Dog”, in 1952, which was written for her. It became Thornton’s biggest hit, selling over 500,000 copies and staying seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart in 1953.[5] According to New York University music professor Maureen Mahon, “the song is seen as an important beginning of rock-and-roll, especially in its use of the guitar as the key instrument”.

Though later recordings of her songs by other artists sold millions of copies, she was denied royalties by not holding the publishing copyrights to her creativity. Thornton died in July 1984 of a heart attack and liver disorders, penniless in a boarding-house in Los Angeles, California. Thornton was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024 under the Musical Influence category.

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Good morning, baseball fans.

Another week of San Francisco Giants baseball comes to a close today, so let’s pick our favorite highlights from the week that was.

I’m going with the three home run inning from the second game of Wednesday’s double-header against the Atlanta Braves in which Willy Adames, Luis Arraez, and Bryce Eldridge all hit home runs.

What was your favorite highlight of the week?

What time do the Giants play today?

The Giants wrap up this road series against the Miami Marlins this morning at 10:40 a.m. PT.

Not a great night for our guys. The team fell this evening, losing to the Angels 7-0.

More to come

The Detroit Tigers took the second of this weekend’s three-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a 4-1 victory at Comerica Park on Saturday afternoon. Troy Melton bounced back from a leadoff home run to settle in for six innings of one-run ball while Dillon Dinlger led the way on offense with a 2-for-4 effort that included a home run and a pair of RBIs.

On Sunday, the Motor City Kitties have a chance to sweep the South Siders for their third series win against a first-place team this month. Justin Verlander had been scheduled to return from the injured list for his second start of the season, but was scratched on Friday with a hamstring injury, which may have accelerated his retirement plans.

Instead, right-hander Keider Montero, who was relegated to the bullpen after Verlander’s return was initially announced earlier in the week, will toe the rubber for the Olde English D looking to complete the sweep of ChiSox. The 25-year-old’s most recent outing was his only relief appearance of the year — a lackluster one at that — in which he tossed 1 1/3 innings, surrendering two runs (one earned) on two hits and no walks while striking out two Houston Astros to earn his fifth loss of 2026 in a 4-2 final.

However, the last time Montero saw Chicago earlier this season on the final day of May, he gave Detroit six frames of shutout ball on two hits and no walks while striking out four in a game his team eventually lost on the road, 2-1.

The White Sox will send fellow righty Davis Martin to the mound looking to salvage the final game of the series in what has been a breakout campaign for him so far. However, June has been rough for the 29-year-old, with a six-run effort over 4 2/3 innings and a nine-run thumping in just 3 1/3 frames bookending six innings of shutout ball in between.

Davis did not face the Tigers when they met earlier this season. Take a look below at how the two Sunday starters match up.

Detroit Tigers (32-44) vs. Chicago White Sox (39-36)

Time (ET): 1:40 p.m.
Place: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
SB Nation Site:South Side Sox
Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network

Game 77: RHP Keider Montero (3-5, 3.67 ER) vs. RHP Davis Martin (9-3, 3.31 ERA)

MONTERO

MARTIN

Hello, friends.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads of Birdland.

This article is being written before the result of Saturday’s game against the Dodgers is settled, though of course you’ll know what happened by the time you read these words. They were winning and Trevor Rogers was looking great at the time I set this to publish. I sure hope that continued!

As is unfortunately typical for the Orioles this season, there was some bad news even before the game began on Saturday. The team has placed catcher Adley Rutschman on the concussion injured list, following his being hit in the head by an errant throw while running to first base in Thursday’s loss to the Mariners.

It is rotten luck to lose one of the better hitters on the team so far this season to a freak injury like that. Hopefully he is able to bounce back from the concussion symptoms quickly. The team certainly needs him. Though I also hope the Orioles don’t rush him back in desperation. That won’t help anyone in the short term or the long term.

Since the Orioles already had third catcher Sam Huff on the roster, the corresponding move to the Rutschman injury was to add an outfielder, Michael Siani. If you are not an Orioles 40-man roster sicko, you have not had much occasion to note him since his arrival by waivers about a month ago. Siani was OPSing .659 for the Dodgers Triple-A team when he was claimed and has put up a .109/.208/.217 batting line for Norfolk. Maybe he will be a better late-inning defensive replacement than Tyler O’Neill. If he ends up being more, things have probably gotten weird, and probably not the fun kind of weird.

Without the benefit of knowing what happens on Saturday, I am thinking about some glum math. Winning on Saturday only would do so much to change the math. One of the things about this season up to this point is the general weakness of the AL Wild Card field. That combined with Rob Manfred’s ongoing quest to reward mediocrity with more playoff teams has had below-.500 teams in wild card spots up to this point. I still think that will change eventually, though maybe something like 83 wins will let a team slip in.

The Orioles brought a 35-42 record into Saturday. Getting to 83 wins would mean they need to go 48-37 from that point onward. Do they have that kind of stretch in them? For almost two full years now, they haven’t! This year, they have yet to win more than three games in a row. It’s hard to stack up wins without a big streak.

Something is going to change for them to make this thing happen. We have all in our own ways spent the last two months, two years, or whatever, trying to bargain this into existence. It continues to not happen. The Orioles are not good enough, no matter how much I want them to be!

Orioles stuff you might have missed

Some pregame notes ahead of Saturday’s game (School of Roch)
Roch ran down who all was on the taxi squad before yesterday’s game, because it was more than just Siani.

Two years since peak, Orioles approaching a pivotal crossroads (The Baltimore Sun)
I might even say the peak was clinching the AL East in 2023, even farther back, but they’re definitely at a crossroads here.

The Frederick Keys are the first half division champions (Steve on Baseball)
Steve Melewski with some recent coverage of the one Orioles affiliate that’s been playing well so far this season. They’ve been playing very well, in fact!

Trey Mancini’s MLB comeback was all about who was in the stands to see it (The Baltimore Banner)
Diligent Bird Droppings readers will note that you saw this one already yesterday. I’m including it again because Trey is my wife’s favorite recent Oriole.

Birthdays and Orioles anniversaries

The most recent Orioles victory on June 21 happened over a decade ago. The 2015 team beat the Blue Jays, 13-9, to improve to 36-33 on the season. Chris Tillman was staked a 7-0 lead after the top of the second inning and gave up six runs while failing to finish the bottom of the second. Jimmy Paredes and Ryan Flaherty each drove in three runs on the way to a victory. The only player in the organization now who was in the organization that day was Ryan Mountcastle, who signed his pro contract five days prior.

There are a few former Orioles who were born on this day. They are: 2006 pitcher Sendy Rleal, 2000 pitcher Luis Rivera, 1992-93 pitcher Rick Sutcliffe, and 1955 pitcher Eddie Lopat.

Is today your birthday? Happy birthday to you! Your birthday buddies for today include: author Ian McEwen (1948), author Andrzej Sapkowski (1948), actor Chris Pratt (1979), golfer Scottie Scheffler (1996), and singer-songwriter Rebecca Black (1997).

On this day in history…

In 217 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal won one of his great victories, pulling off an army-level ambush of a Roman force in the Battle of Lake Trasimene, which led to Carthage controlling much of modern-day Southern Italy for some time afterwards.

In 1582 AD, one of Japan’s historic legendary daimyo, Oda Nobunaga, was forced to commit suicide by a rebelling general.

In 1791, French king Louis XVI attempted to flee the captivity of revolutionaries along with his family. The royal family was captured during the flight, and the king and queen were eventually sent to the guillotine.

In 1898, the United States captured Guam from Spain during the opening of the Spanish-American War, with the Spanish defenders not yet knowing about the war having begun.

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And that’s the way it is in Birdland on June 21. Have a safe Sunday. Go O’s!