Friday, 4/17/2015 MLB highlights and rankings MLB.com’s Daily Dish video for 4/15/2015 included great catches by three Jews: Kevin Pillar, Ryan Braun and Joc Pederson. Thanks to Tregaron Capital for the tip *** Toronto’s Kevin Pillar isn’t just a human highlight reel. He leads all MLB OFs in assists and ranks 3rd among A.L. LFs in range factor per 9 innings *** Oakland’s…
Thursday, 4/16/2015 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 2-for-4 with an RBI double Wednesday in a 12-6 win over the Rays, raising his average to .314. But what earned “human highlight reel” Pillar a standing ovation Wednesday was a catch over a 10-foot-high fence that robbed the Rays of a home run. Toronto P Mark Buehrle said of…
Wednesday, 4/15/2015 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and slid hard to break up a Tampa Bay double play Tuesday *** Sam Fuld doubled twice for the second time in three games as Oakland beat Houston 4-0 on Tuesday *** Oakland’s Ike Davis contributed a single Tuesday, going 1-for-4 *** L.A.’s…
Tuesday, 4/14/2015 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 1-for-4 Monday, and his 5th-inning double broke up a Rays no-hitter * * * L.A.’s Joc Pederson went 1-for-4 Monday with a 2-run single in a 6-5 win over Seattle * * * Joc Pederson says he’ll give Sunday’s home run ball, his first in the MLB, to…
Monday, 4/12/2015 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 1-for-4 Sunday with a solo blast and this awe-inspiring grab in a 10-7 win over the O’s * * * L.A.’s Joc Pederson went 3-for-4 Sunday with a double, a walk and his first MLB home run * * * Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 1-for-3 Sunday with 2 walks and stole…
Sunday, 4/12/2014 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 0-for-3 Saturday but earned his 3rd outfield assist, tops in the Majors * * * Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 4-for-5 Saturday with 2 RBI and this run-scoring single in a 9-6 win over Cleveland * * * Oakland’s Ike Davis went 1-for-2 Saturday with a double, and Sam Fuld went 0-for-3 in a 5-4 loss…
Saturday, April 11 MLB highlights Dynamic duo: Oakland’s Sam Fuld and Ike Davis combined for 6 hits and 5 RBIs in Friday’s 12-0 win over Seattle * * * Sam Fuld went 3-for-5 with an RBI single for the A’s * * * Oakland’s Ike Davis went 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs Friday…
Friday, 4/10/2015 Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and an outfield assist in a 6-3 win Thursday over the Yankees * * * Toronto’s Danny Valencia went 2-for-3 and scored a run Thursday in his first 2015 start * * * Oakland’s Sam Fuld went 0-for-4 but made a shoestring catch in…
By Scott Barancik, Editor David Levin, a 15-year-old from Israel who has played just three years of ice hockey, will be selected 1st in the Ontario Hockey League’s upcoming domestic draft. The Toronto Sun reports that Levin moved alone to Canada at age 12 to pursue a professional hockey career — and now appears to be…
Thursday, 4/9/2015 Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 2-for-4 with a 2-run double and 4 RBIs in an 11-0 win Wednesday over Minnesota * * * After a horrid Spring, Houston’s Scott Feldman was masterful Wednesday, striking out 5 and walking none in a 2-0 loss to Cleveland * * * Baltimore’s Ryan Lavarnway went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk Wednesday…
Wednesday, 4/8/2015 After tripling on Opening Day, Oakland’s Sam Fuld tripled again Tuesday, going 2-for-4 in a 3-1 loss to Texas * * * Oakland’s Ike Davis went 1-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday’s win against Texas * * * L.A.’s Joc Pederson went 0-for-4 in a 2-0 win Tuesday over Seattle * * *…
Tuesday, 4/7/2015 Thanks to a last-minute promotion of Ryan Lavarnway, 11 Jews made Opening Day rosters this week * * * Kevin Pillar went 2-for-4 with a stolen base Monday and scored Toronto’s first run of 2015 in a 6-1 win over the Yankees * * * Ian Kinsler went 2-for-4 and struck Detroit’s first 2015…
(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…
Saturday, 4/4/2015 Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and an RBI in an 11-5 loss Friday to Tampa Bay * * * Ian Kinsler is tied for 4th in the A.L. this Spring with 7 doubles * * * Speaking of doubles, check out this nifty double-play started by Ian Kinsler against Tampa Bay on Friday * * *…
Friday, 4/3/2015 (9:59am) Boston’s Craig Breslow gave up his first earned run of the Spring while earning his first win, 8-5 over the Twins * * * (9:58am) Hitless Thursday: Josh Satin (0-2), Cody Decker (0-1) * * * (9:57am) Oakland’s Ike Davis went 0-for-1 but drew a walk Thursday * * * (9:55am) Oakland’s…
Wednesday, 4/1/2015 (8:46am) Check out this new book on the history of the Maccabiah Games by Jewish-sports blogger Ron Kaplan * * * (8:25am) Listen to Padres prospect/cut-up Cody Decker discuss his untimely death on a recent episode of State of Affairs * * * (8:20am) LSU star Alex Bregman doubled, tripled and homered with 4 RBIs on Tuesday,…
(10:16am) Cleveland Indians uniforms will feature a patch on the right sleeve honoring the late Al Rosen this season * * * (10:13am) Toronto’s Danny Valencia went 1-for-4 with a 2-run HR in Monday’s 7-4 win over Houston (sorry, no video) * * * (10:05am) It was a tough Monday for Baltimore C Ryan Lavarnway, who…
By Stuart M. Katz, correspondent Every baseball player dreams of going to the World Series. Guy Stevens, a right-handed reliever who has pitched for Israel’s national team and Pomona College, got there through a side door last season when he landed an analytics internship with the Kansas City Royals. (The Royals took the 2014 Series to…
Jewish Baseball News — The New York Post just published this profile of Cardinals prospect Rob Kaminsky. Selected out of high school in the 1st round of the 2013 amateur draft, the 20-year-old southpaw dominated the Midwest League (A) in 2014, going 8-2 with a 1.88 ERA, strikout out 79 batters while walking 31, and holding opponents to…
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…
