By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News Jason Marquis, left off the Minnesota Twins’ opening-day roster so he could take care of his injured daughter in New York, is set to make his MLB season debut Wednesday (4/18/2012) against the New York Yankees. Wednesday’s start also will mark his first start as a Twin. Minnesota acquired the…
By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News In 2010, the year Jewish Baseball News debuted, MLB’s Opening Day rosters included 10 Jewish players. In 2011 there were nine. This season? Only seven. It’s enough to make an M.O.T. cry in his $9 ballpark beer. Thanks to injuries (Sam Fuld, Ryan Kalish), flips of a coin (Ryan Lavarnway, Michael…
By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News Two Jewish boxers appeared on the same card last week (3/31/2012) at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, N.Y., and both won their bouts. Two days later (4/2/2012), another Jewish fighter reigned in Woodland Hills, Calif. Cletus Seldin, a 25-year-old welterweight fighting at 143 pounds, raised his record to 7-0 with…
By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News Sam Fuld will miss most if not all of the 2012 season due to an injured right wrist. According to MLB.com, the Tampa Bay Rays OF is schedule to undergo surgery this morning in Cleveland. Fuld, 30, first injured the wrist in September against the Baltimore Orioles. He reinjured it March…
By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News Here’s what’s happening in the world of baseball today (Thursday, Mar. 29, 2012): INJURY: Sam Fuld told the Tampa Tribune he’s going to get a second medical opinion on his injured right wrist and may end up facing surgery and/or rehab. The Tampa Bay Rays outfielder injured his wrist last September…
By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News John Grabow couldn’t have done much more to win a spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen. In six appearances this Spring, the 33-year-old hurler gave up no runs, one walk, and only four hits across six innings while striking out seven. But yesterday the Men in Blue chose to keep fellow…
By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News Given that he’s the reigning National League MVP, you might think Ryan Braun would be tearing up Spring Training pitching. And you would be wrong. Opening Day is little more than a week away, but 2012 already has already delivered a few surprises, as well as some more predictable performances. The…
By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News Israel’s qualifying round for the 2013 World Baseball Classic will take place on friendly turf this November: Florida. The Association of Israel Baseball announced today that teams from Israel, South Africa, France, and Spain will compete at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, the spring training home of the Miami Marlins and St….
By Zev Ben Avigdor/Jewish Baseball News Like most professional athletes, Cleveland Indians prospect Eric Berger can be described as the sum of his stats. In four minor-league seasons, the 25-year-old reliever has amassed a 19-16 record, a trim 3.49 ERA, and two stints with the Tribe’s AAA team. His 1.22-per-inning strikeout ratio last year was a…
By Zev Ben Avigdor/Jewish Baseball News In January, a group of college students traveled to Israel on a special Birthright Israel trip designed for baseball players and fans. Allison Hellman, a 20-year-old baseball fan and communications major at Cornell University, shared some of her thoughts about the trip with Jewish Baseball News. Her interview is the…
By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News Spring Training 2012 is in its second week, and a number of Jewish players are in the mix. Fifteen Jews — including 6 pitchers and 9 position players — were invited to participate in Major League Baseball’s annual rite this year. They include all 13 who played MLB ball in…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — An Orthodox high school’s dream of competing for a state basketball title seemed over when the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools refused to reschedule a semi-final game that was slated to occur during the Jewish Sabbath. But thanks to a threatened lawsuit from several players and parents at Houston’s Robert M….
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — When word leaked out in December that 2011 N.L. MVP Ryan Braun had failed a drug test, some wrote him off as just another cheater. Not so fast. Major League Baseball announced today that the positive drug-test ruling, and 50-game suspension, had been overruled by a 3-man arbitration panel. It reportedly was the first successful…
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JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Sandy Koufax was among the most masterful pitchers in baseball history, and statistics proving it are plentiful. In 1965 the “Left Arm of God” struck out 382 batters and walked just 71, second only to Nolan Ryan’s 383/162 in 1973. The Brooklyn native’s career shutouts-to-innings ratio is the 6th highest on…
Buying something on Amazon.com? Please use our link JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Jason Marquis signed a one-year, $3-million deal with the Minnesota Twins last week. The Twins will be his 7th team over a 12-year major-league career but first in the American League. A left-hander with a career 4.55 ERA and 104-98 record, Marquis split last…
Buying something on Amazon.com? Please use our link JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Sam Fuld, the Tampa Bay Rays outfielder who was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes at age 10, is the lead attraction at a two-day diabetes sports camp to be held in Tampa, Fla., in February 2012. Kids ages 8 to 18 can choose to…
Buying something on Amazon.com? Please use our link JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — True to their name, the Pittsburgh Pirates plundered two Jewish minor-leaguers on the cheap in the recent Rule 5 draft. One target was St. Louis Cardinals prospect Charlie Cutler. In 2011, the 25-year-old catcher hit a team-high .333 with the Springfield Cardinals (AA)…
Jewish Baseball News gets better when you use our Amazon.com link JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — ESPN reported today that 2011 N.L. MVP Ryan Braun tested positive for excessive testosterone in October and may face a 50-game suspension. If ESPN’s unnamed sources are correct, it won’t matter whether the Milwaukee Brewers star knowingly violated baseball’s ban…
Help Jewish Baseball News grow. Use our Amazon link for your holiday shopping. JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Is minor-league pitcher Brett Lorin a hidden gem? The Arizona Diamondbacks seem to think so. As part of Major League Baseball’s “Rule 5” draft today, the D’Backs plucked the 24-year-old hurler out of relative obscurity from the Pittsburgh…
