(6:50am) Play ball! Jason Marquis will make his Reds debut today against Cleveland on Spring Training’s opening day * * *
Sunday, 3/29/2015 (11:31pm) We missed it: Seattle prospect Scott Dececco pitched an inning for the Mariners on March 7 * * * (11:30pm) We missed it: Angels prospect Zach Borenstein showed up in two Spring games, most recently March 27 * * * (11:05pm) Oakland’s Sam Fuld doubled twice in three at-bats Sunday and had 1 RBI…
By Scott Barancik, editor At 6:00pm ET today, Israel released its final, 28-man roster for the World Baseball Classic in South Korea this March. The list includes a number of players who have never before represented Israel, and a handful who did so both in the 2013 and 2016 WBC qualifiers. The players are: Dylan…
By Scott Barancik, editor The Washington Nationals picked Vanderbilt slugger Rhett Wiseman on Day 2 of this year’s MLB amateur draft, selecting him in the 3rd round, 103rd overall. A 20-year-old outfielder and teammate of overall #1 pick Dansby Swanson, the Massachusetts native is hitting .318 with 14 HRs, 47 RBIs, 12 stolen bases in 14 tries,…
(10:50am) Padres prospect Cody Decker rocking a Christmas sweater…and mistletoe * * * (10:41am) A Happy Chanukah tweet from the Rays, whose Jewish prospects include Maxx Tissenbaum and Lenny Linsky * * * (10:25am) A Happy Chanukah tweet from the Cardinals, who have more Jewish prospects (7) than any other MLB team * * *
(8:02pm) What B.A. degree did Reds “AAA” pitching prospect Jon Moscot recently complete at Pepperdine? Economics * * * (7:58pm) In late July, Israel’s national team will compete against Austria, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden in the B-level European Championships * * * (7:45pm) Happy birthday to Toronto’s Kevin Pillar, who turned 26 today! * * * (7:43pm) Happy birthday to Hall…
