EDITOR’S UPDATE (11/3/2010): Two months after this post appeared, the editors of a publication called Jewish Sports Review obtained permission from Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Kalish to include his name in future editions. Based on this development, Jewish Baseball News has decided to begin covering Kalish as well. Click here for more information. * …
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Tuesday (8/31/2010): Rookie 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins went 3/4 with two doubles and an RBI in a 4-3 triumph over the Detroit Tigers. A mid-season call-up from “AAA” ball, Valencia is batting .328, tops among AL rookies. He is 3rd…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — C Ryan Lavarnway of the “AA” Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) was named Eastern League Player of the Week for Aug. 23-29 after going 8/19 (.421) with three doubles, 4 HRs, 7 RBIs and 7 runs scored. A 23-year-old recruit from Yale, Lavarnway “reached base at least twice in each of…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Monday (8/30/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 2/5 with an RBI single in a 5-4, extra-inning loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Braun singled in the 10th inning but couldn’t spark a rally. The 26-year-old is hitting .421 in August and…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Though the phrase “teenage pitching phenom” has a cool mystique to it, the fact is that SP Jason Knapp of the “A” Lake County Captains (Cleveland Indians) turns 20 today. Happy birthday, Jason! ###
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JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Sunday (8/29/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 4/4 with a two-run HR, a walk and 3 runs scored in an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, raising his season batting average to .300 for the first time since June 28….
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Saturday (8/28/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 2/4 with two doubles and scored the winning run in an 11-inning, 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 2007 NL Rookie of the Year is hitting .395 in August after batting just…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Wednesday (8/25/2010): No Jewish pitchers played in the majors or minors. Here’s how our batters did: Rookie 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins went 1/3 with a 2-run triple — his first MLB three-bagger — and a walk in a 6-3 defeat…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Thursday (8/26/2010): Fresh off his first visit to the disabled list in an 18-year career, C Brad Ausmus of the Los Angeles Dodgers went 3/4 and scored a run in a 7-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. It was the 81st time Ausmus…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Wednesday (8/25/2010): In the Majors: SP Jason Marquis of the Washington Nationals had the best outing of his injury-plagued season, pitching 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball in a 4-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The 32-year-old veteran gave up just 4 hits…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — 1B Josh Whitesell left the “AAA” Syracuse Chiefs (Washington Nationals) in June to join the Tokyo Yokult Swallows. So how’s he doing so far? Jewish Baseball News checked, and it turns out he’s kicking butt. Through Aug. 22, the 28-year-old former major-leaguer was batting .324 with 10 HRs and 34 RBIs…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — The New York Mets will host their annual Jewish Heritage Day at Citi Field on Sunday, Aug. 29, and they’re offering discounts to those in the know. The Heritage Day festivities begin at 1:10 pm with a pre-game program of Jewish entertainment, a rendition of “God Bless America” by Jewish a…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Tuesday (8/24/2010): OF Ben Guez of the “AAA” Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers) went 2/4 with an RBI single in a 7-3 win over the Columbus Clippers. A Houston native who was selected in the 19th round of the 2008 amateur draft, Guez …
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Monday (8/23/2010): Two “AAA” players went head-to-head… As expected, the Chicago Cubs sent OF Sam Fuld back down to “AAA” on Monday to make room for 1B Micah Hoffpauir, but Fuld made the best of it. The 28-year-old stroked a pinch-hit triple in…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Sunday (8/22/2010): Batting eighth, 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins went 1/3 with a solo HR in a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels. It was the 25-year-old rookie’s second home run since being promoted to the majors earlier this season,…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — I’ve been reading up on SP Jason Knapp of the “A” Lake County Captains (Cleveland Indians), and it’s hard not to be impressed. Although just 19 years old — he turns 20 later this month — the right-hander is a veteran of the ups and downs that come with being a…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Saturday (8/21/2010): The dominant theme? Home runs… LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 2/4 with a solo HR (see video) and a walk in a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres. The homer, his 17th of the season, was his…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Friday (8/20/2010): Four MLB players had two hits apiece… C Brad Ausmus of the Los Angeles Dodgers had his best day at the plate since returning from the disabled list, going 2/3 with two singles in a 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds….
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Thursday (8/19/2010): Batting leadoff, LF Adam Stern of the “AAA” Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers) went 3/4 and scored 1 run in an 8-7 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The 30-year-old Canadian — who went 0/8 in brief stints with the Brewers…
