By Scott Barancik, editor In one of the strongest Jewish draft classes in years, 11 amateurs were chosen in the first 20 rounds of the 2015 draft, and one of them (the Astros’ Alex Bregman) was selected #2 overall. The total Jewish head count was no fewer than 15. Who signed? And who decided to stay…
By Scott Barancik, editor Ryan Braun is one shot away from becoming the third Jewish player to amass 250 career HRs, joining legends Hank Greenberg (331) and Shawn Green (328). Eighteen other active Major Leaguers already have 250-plus HRs. But when Braun joins their elite club, he will stand out in two ways. Rk Player HR Age…
By Scott Barancik, editor Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball. Ryan Braun hit his 250th career home run Wednesday. Among Jewish players, only legends Hank Greenberg (331) and Shawn Green (328) have hit more. The homer, Braun’s 20th of the season, came against the Cubs’ Jason Hammel, the same pitcher who gave up Braun’s 249th…
Games played Tuesday, 4/21/2015 MLB Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 2-for-5 with a two-run single in Tuesday’s 13-6 win over Baltimore. But what earned him another MLB.com ‘play of the day’ honor was his incredible diving catch of an Adam Jones liner, after which he quickly popped up and doubled a runner off of second base for his…
(9:19am) The independent Gateway Grizzlies will have at least 3 Jews on the field this season and one on the air: “Voice of the Grizzlies” Sam Levitt * * * (9:07am) To hear Joc Pederson talk about the 2015 season, advance to the 3-minute mark of this Spring Training interview * * * (8:59am) Tyger Pederson, brother…
Jew X 2: Danny Valencia went 2-for-4 with an RBI double off the centerfield wall and an RBI single in Toronto’s 11-1 win on Wednesday, while Kevin Pillar added a double of his own (9/11/2014) *** Oakland’s Sam Fuld went 0-for-3 with a walk Wednesday. More notable was his new moustache, which a teammate compared to Ned Flanders’ of…
