The Dodgers today announced they have claimed C Ryan Lavarnway off waivers. Lavarnway played parts of 4 seasons with Red Sox, which drafted him in 2008 * * *
Justin Klipp is pitching again after twice breaking his back. He talks to us about Jewish day school, independent ball, Mexican drug cartels, and baseball shrinks (10/11/2014) ***
What’s going on in baseball? Your 6/27/2015 report: MLB Toronto’s Danny Valencia smashed a pinch-hit home run Friday on the first pitch he faced from Rangers first baseman Adam Rosales as the Blue Jays trounced 12-2. Valencia is hitting .357 in June, with 3 HR and 11 RBI. By and large, though, he’s been far more effective…
Jewish Baseball News — The New York Post just published this profile of Cardinals prospect Rob Kaminsky. Selected out of high school in the 1st round of the 2013 amateur draft, the 20-year-old southpaw dominated the Midwest League (A) in 2014, going 8-2 with a 1.88 ERA, strikout out 79 batters while walking 31, and holding opponents to…
Tuesday, 4/14/2015 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 1-for-4 Monday, and his 5th-inning double broke up a Rays no-hitter * * * L.A.’s Joc Pederson went 1-for-4 Monday with a 2-run single in a 6-5 win over Seattle * * * Joc Pederson says he’ll give Sunday’s home run ball, his first in the MLB, to…
Friday, 4/3/2015 (9:59am) Boston’s Craig Breslow gave up his first earned run of the Spring while earning his first win, 8-5 over the Twins * * * (9:58am) Hitless Thursday: Josh Satin (0-2), Cody Decker (0-1) * * * (9:57am) Oakland’s Ike Davis went 0-for-1 but drew a walk Thursday * * * (9:55am) Oakland’s…
