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…
(8:42am) Hitless Thursday: Sam Fuld (0-4), Ryan Lavarnway (0-3), Ike Davis (0-2), Joc Pederson and Cody Decker (0-1) * * * (8:40am) Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and a walk in a 15-1 laugher over Seattle * * * (7:48am) Schooled on the basepaths: the Phillies tossed out Kevin Pillar out…
By Scott Barancik, editor “Erno Egri Erbstein was a Hungarian coach who became one of the most revered figures in Italian football during the 1940s,” CNN.com says. The story of Erbstein — who played soccer in New York, hid his family from the Nazis, leapt out of a train to escape a labor camp, became…
(8:31am) Detroit has optioned reliever Josh Zeid to its Triple-A club * * * (6:20am) Israel’s i24 News put together a video about Baseball Le’Kulam, which brings together Jewish and Arab kids * * * (6:18am) Check out this radio interview with Cardinals prospect Mason Katz (starts at minute 13:30) * * * (6:04am) MLB.com recently talked to San…
(9:42am) Ian Kinsler‘s 11 RBIs are tied for third in the A.L. this Spring * * * (9:36am) Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 1-for-3 with a 2-run single and a walk Tuesday in a 9-8 loss to the Yankees * * * (9:34am) In his 2015 Spring debut Tuesday, Jeff Urlaub preserved Oakland’s 14-2 win over…
(9:30am) The wrestling brothers portrayed in the movie Foxcatcher were “raised in poverty by their Jewish mother” * * * (9:25am) LSU, whose star shortstop is Alex Bregman, is ranked #1 by Baseball America * * * (9:21am) Eric Berger, a former pitching prospect with four MLB clubs, is joining Acereros del Norte of the Mexican…
(9:20am) Sam Fuld, who was beaned in the jaw while beating out a ground ball Friday (March 20), might wear a shield for a while * * * (9:17am) Yom Holedet Sameach (Happy Birthday) to Oakland 1B Ike Davis, who turned 28 on Saturday (March 21) * * * (9:16am) In an interview, Oakland prospect…
(12:50pm) In his first game since hurting his back 10 days ago, Oakland’s Ike Davis played DH and went 1-for-3 on Friday * * * (12:41pm) One of Sam Fuld‘s RBIs Thursday came when he beat out a double play — and was struck in the face by the toss * * * (12:39pm) Oakland’s…
