(9:08am) Photo: Will Oakland’s Nate Freiman join the 2015 offseason trip to Israel? * * * (9:05am) Photo: Kevin Youkilis with sportswriter Jonathan Mayo, who’s arranging a Jewish player trip to Israel * * * (8:56am) Photo: Cincinnati’s Jon Moscot with comedian Will Ferrell during last week’s fundraising stunt * * * (8:53am) Drafted as a catcher in…
(UPDATE: Hours before today’s 2015 debut against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Baltimore Orioles added C Ryan Lavarnway to the team’s Opening Day roster and designated reliever Ryan Webb for assignment. The article below has been revised to reflect Lavarnway’s last-minute promotion. — 4/6/2015 @ 5:45pm EST) By Scott Barancik, Editor When MLB teams made their 2015…
By Scott Barancik, editor Detroit’s Ian Kinsler hit 2 home runs Sunday, and he made sure the second one counted. Seattle was leading the Tigers 4-3 when Kinsler came up with a man on and two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning. Down 1-and-2 in the count to reliever Mark Lowe, who entered the…
By Scott Barancik, editor Starting today, Jewish Baseball News is introducing two daily features during the October MLB Playoffs: a numbers-driven item called “Stat of the Day,” and “On This Date,” which will recall special moments in Jewish sports history. Both retweetable features are powered by Masa Israel, a joint project of the Jewish Agency…
(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 * * *
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…
