2012: P Danny Rosenbaum (Washington Nationals/AA) is named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week after going 2-0 in 2 starts and tossing 16 scoreless innings
2004: OF Cody Haerther (St. Louis Cardinals/A) goes 5-for-5 in 10-7 win over Oakland Athletics affiliate
1940: P Dick Conger (Detroit Tigers) throws one inning of relief to earn victory in MLB debut, a 6-5 win over Chicago White Sox. Tigers teammate Hank Greenberg goes 1-4 with walk
1894: Happy Birthday to the late Jake Pitler. A second baseman, he makes Major League debut in 1917 with Pittsburgh Pirates, batting .233 and ranking #2 among N.L. second basemen in fielding percentage. Pitler later serves as a minor-league manager and becomes first-base coach for Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Check out his SABR bio
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Opening Day Roster
Here are the 10 Jewish players who made it onto an MLB 2024 Opening Day roster
1. CF Harrison Bader (Mets)
2. P Jake Bird (Rockies)
3. 3B Alex Bregman (Astros)
4. P Max Fried (Braves)
5. 2B Zack Gelof (Athletics)
6. P Dean Kremer (Orioles)
7. OF Joc Pederson (Diamondbacks)
8. C Garrett Stubbs (Phillies)
9. 1B Rowdy Tellez (Pirates)
10. OF Kevin Pillar (White Sox)
At least 28 Jewish players attended major-league Spring Training in 2024. Check out the highlights (3/29/2024)
Top Stories
CF Harrison Bader (Mets) goes 4-for-5 with double, RBI single, and 4th stolen base of season in 9-4 win over Dodgers. It's his second 4-hit game in eight-year career and first since September 2021 (4/19/2024)
P Max Lazar (Phillies/AA) extends early-season perfection in 8-2 win over Mets affiliate, striking out 4 batters over 2 flawless innings. Lazar is 0-0 with 2 saves, 0.00 ERA, 12 strikeouts over 6 combined innings, and has not allowed a single baserunner (4/19/2024)
LF/1B Spencer Horwitz (Blue Jays/AAA), Toronto’s #16 prospect, goes 4-for-6 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs in 16-4 win over Guardians affiliate. Horwitz ranks #2 among International League batters with .488 OBP, #5 with .353 batting average, and #24 (tied) with 13 RBIs (4/21/2024)
LF Zach Levenson (Cardinals/High-A), St. Louis’s #22 prospect, belts 2-run HR in 4-2 win over top-ranked Royals affiliate. Go-ahead blast is 2023 draftee’s first since promotion to High-A (4/21/2024)
1B Matt Mervis (Cubs/AAA), Chicago’s #13 prospect, puts team on path to 9-3 win over Reds affiliate with solo HR in 1st inning. Mervis ranks #12 (tied) in International league with 5 HRs, #14 with 1.008 OPS, and #24 (tied) with 13 RBIs (4/21/2024)
P Jake Bird (Rockies) tosses 2 scoreless innings in 2-1 win over Mariners, yielding a hit and walk while striking out three (4/21/2024)
P Dean Kremer (Orioles) leaves mound in 6th inning with 2 men on base, 2 outs, and Royals leading 1-0. Relief pitcher allows 5 runs to score in remainder of inning, and Kremer is tagged with loss in 9-4 final. In 4 starts, he is 0-2 with 4.91 ERA, 17 strikeouts and 5 walks across 22 innings, and 1.14 WHIP (4/19/2024)
P Max Lazar (Phillies/AA) extends early-season perfection in 8-2 win over Mets affiliate, striking out 4 batters over 2 flawless innings. Lazar is 0-0 with 2 saves, 0.00 ERA, 12 strikeouts over 6 combined innings, and he has not allowed a single baserunner (4/19/2024)
3B Jake Gelof (Dodgers/A) goes 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs, including 2-run, go-ahead single, in 9-6 win over Angels affiliate (4/19/2024)
A 2-run HR in 2nd inning by DH Shawn Goosenberg (White Sox/AA) gives team all the runs it needs in 2-1 win over Rays affiliate (4/19/2024)
