By Ron Kaplan, contributor Well, the big news is that Ian Kinsler will be joining the first-place Boston Red Sox. The four-time All Star and 2016 Gold Glove winner was acquired in a trade with the LA Angels, who in turn had acquired him from the Detroit Tigers during the 2017-18 offseason. Possessing a combination of power…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Another down-and-dirty wrap, due to the lateness of the hour. Ian Kinsler had the weekend honors as top MOT thanks to his 3-for-3 performance — including a double, a walk, three runs scored, and two RBIs — in the LA Angels’ 11-5 win Saturday over the visiting Seattle Mariners. He had one other hit…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of July 23-29, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Mitchell Kranson C Mitchell Kranson (Twins/AA) hit .364 (4-for-11) with a home run, triple, 2 RBIs and a .588 on-base percentage last week. Since his promotion to Double-A on June 8, Kranson…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Ian Kinsler was a triple shy of a cycle as he helped the LA Angels (52-52) beat the visiting Chicago White Sox, 12-8. He drove in two runs, scored three, and walked. The home run was #14 and broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth. The double was his 19th of the year. Danny…
fBy Ron Kaplan, contributor Joc Pederson singled and doubled in four at-bats out of the lead-off spot as the visiting LA Dodgers (56-46) fell to Gabe Kapler’s Philadelphia Phillies (57-44), 7-3. Alex Bregman was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored as the Houston Astros (67-37) lost to the host Colorado Rockies, 3-2. On the bright…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Lots of extra time and good performances yesterday… Robert Stock had the best game of his young Major League career, tossing three scoreless innings for the San Diego Padres (42-62) in a 6-3 loss to the host NY Mets (41-57). Stock struck out five — including Jose Bautista, who whiffed on a 97-mph…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Apologies for no weekend update. In last night’s action… Joc Pederson hit his 14th home run of the year to help the visiting LA Dodgers (56-44) withstand Gabe Kapler’s Philadelphia Phillies (55-44), 7-6. The blast — his first since July 3 — came in the fourth inning with the bases empty. As…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of July 16-22, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Rowdy Tellez 1B Rowdy Tellez (Blue Jays/AAA) hit .370 (10-for-27) last week, with 4 HRs, 2 doubles, 8 RBIs, a stolen base and a .414 on-base percentage. Jewish Baseball News Pitcher of…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor They call the All-Star break the midpoint of a baseball season. It’s not really, since teams have played well over half of their 162 games. But it’s still a good time to look back and see how everyone is doing. As you know, Alex Bregman killed it at the All-Star Game,…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of July 9-15, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Nick Rickles* C Nick Rickles* (Phillies/AAA) hit .500 (4-for-8) last week with 2 HRs, a double and 5 RBIs. Jewish Baseball News Pitcher of the Week: Sam Delaplane P Sam Delaplane (Mariners/A)…
By Scott Barancik, Editor After a 10-year journey that took him through five franchises and an independent-league team, Oakland Athletics prospect Jeremy Bleich finally got the call-up and made his MLB debut on Friday. It wasn’t an ideal situation. The A’s introduced Bleich in the 7th inning with the bases full of San Francisco Giants,…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Joc Pederson played a big role in the LA Dodgers’ (51-42) 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres. In addition to breaking up a no-hit bid by Padres pitcher Tyson Rosson in the sixth inning with his 16th double, Pederson’s RBI single in the seventh gave LA its margin of victory….
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Danny Valencia struck out twice in three at-bats as the Baltimore Orioles (26-67) were skunked by the visiting NY Yankees, 9-0. Ty Kelly did not appear for the NY Mets (37-53) in their 3-0, 10-inning, walk-off win — courtesy of a pinch-hit home run by Brandon Nimmo — over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor All-Star reserve Alex Bregman hit two solo homers on July 10 as the Houston Astros (62-32) beat the visiting Oakland A’s, 6-5, in 11 innings. It was the first multi-homer game of his young MLB career. Bregman also was at the plate when the Astros scored the winning run in a most…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Welcome Ty Kelly, the “newest” Jewish major-leaguer. Kelly — who played for Team Israel in the most recent World Baseball Classic — was called up by the NY Mets on July 9 for their doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies (50-39). You can read more about Kelly’s story in this Jewish Baseball News article….
By Scott Barancik, Editor Ty Kelly, a 29-year-old utility man who was called-up by the New York Mets on July 9, has officially joined the ranks of Jewish major leaguers. Some might say Jewish Baseball News is a little late to the game in recognizing Kelly. The California native not only played on Team Israel…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Alex Bregman was 4-for-11 this past weekend with five runs scored, three RBIs, his 29th double, and 17th home run as the Houston Astros (61-31, first in the AL West) swept the visiting Chicago White Sox. The double and homer (sixth inning) came in Saturday’s 12-6 win. Kevin Pillar — whose career…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of July 2-8, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Andy Yerzy C Andy Yerzy (Diamondbacks/A-short-season), Arizona’s #18 prospect, reached base in all five plate appearances on july 6 (4 singles, walk) and hit a 2-run, walk-off single on July 2. For…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Atlanta Braves (49-37) starter Max Fried didn’t fare as well as in his prior outing, giving up four runs on four hits and three walks over four innings and taking the 7-2 loss against the host Milwaukee Brewers (52-35) in a battle of first-place teams. He struck out one and unleashed a…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Alex Bregman was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI as the Houston Astros (57-31) beat the host Texas Rangers in 10 innings, 5-4. Joc Pederson was 0-for-4 with a walk as the LA Dodgers (47-39) beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4. Ryan Braun entered the game in the 8th inning as a pinch-hitter…
