MLB news Detroit’s Ian Kinsler is one shy of 300 career doubles. He doubled in a run Saturday for his 299th *** Kinsler is homerless in 148 at-bats this season, but he’s hitting .311 — well above his .274 career average — and leads the A.L. with 18 multi-hit games *** In case you missed it,…
Games played Sunday, 4/19/2015 MLB Batting 7th, Joc Pederson went 2-for-4 with a solo HR and an RBI double as L.A. beat Colorado 7-0, but he was caught stealing for the third straight time *** Joc Pederson was interviewed on MLB Network *** Boston’s Craig Breslow yielded just 2 hits over 3 scoreless innings and struck out 3 against…
By Scott Barancik, editor It looks like manager Brad Ausmus’s stay with the Detroit Tigers is coming to an end. Citing an unnamed source with “knowledge of the front office’s plans,” the Detroit Free Press reported this morning that Tigers owner Mike Ilitch will fire Ausmus sometime after the the team’s final game of the regular…
Monday, 4/12/2015 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 1-for-4 Sunday with a solo blast and this awe-inspiring grab in a 10-7 win over the O’s * * * L.A.’s Joc Pederson went 3-for-4 Sunday with a double, a walk and his first MLB home run * * * Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 1-for-3 Sunday with 2 walks and stole…
Danny Moskovits, who played for Les Capitales de Quebec with Jewish teammates Aaron Brill and Ari Ronick, was 2-2 with a 3.03 ERA (9/27/2014) *** Great news out of Quebec: CanAm League pitcher Danny Moskovits, a 23-year-old Harvard alum, has been signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks (9/27/2014) *** Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun reached base three times Friday….
By Scott Barancik, editor Of course we wanted Steven Matz to be Jewish. The New York Mets rookie practically threw himself onto our collective doorstep last week with an improbable MLB debut, not only striking out six batters in a 7-2 win but going 3-for-3 with 4 RBIs. He was from New York. His middle…
