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…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Remember when they used to have holiday doubleheaders? Two of the first games I ever went to were comprised of a July 4 twinbill at Yankee Stadium against the Cleveland Indians. This was a reward for perfect attendance at Hebrew school at the Woodruff Avenue Temple in Brooklyn, so I must…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Joc Pederson collected his first home run of July and 12th overall as the LA Dodgers (45-39) crushed the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 17-1. It was Pederson’s only hit in five at-bats and led off the fourth inning. He also made this nice catch. Ryan Braun was 1-for-5 as the Milwaukee Brewers (49-35) beat the visiting Minnesota…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Another down-and-dirty weekend summary: MOT of the weekend has to be Max Fried, whom the Atlanta Braves (48-34, first in the AL East) brought up on Saturday to make the start against the St. Louis Cardinals. He struck out 11 in 6.2 innings, giving up four singles and walking three. He got…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of June 25-July 1, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Ryan Gold C Ryan Gold (Blue Jays/A) hit .421 (8-for-19) last week with a double, triple, 4 RBIs, stolen base and a .450 on-base percentage. Jewish Baseball News Pitcher of the…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Sorry, kids, no home runs for the boys last night. Alex Bregman was 1-for-3 with a walk as the Houston Astros (55-28) beat the host Tampa Bay Rays, 1-0. According to the New Orleans Time-Picayune, Bregman’s walk-off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 27 was his third walk-off hit…
