By Ron Kaplan, contributor

In the only Major League contest with Jewish participation, Ian Kinsler was 0-for-4 with a walk as the LA Angels (33-28) scored three runs in the eighth to break a 6-6 tie and beat the visiting KC Royals, 9-6.

The game followed a week in which Kinsler hit .429 with 3 HRs (see video below).

That was easy.

MLB held the first two rounds of its annual draft yesterday. Jewish Baseball News will post occasional updates on Jewish draftees. Stay tuned.

Ron Kaplan (@RonKaplanNJ) hosts Kaplan’s Korner, a blog about Jews and sports. He is the author of three books, including The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games and Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War.

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