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…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — As predicted, the Chicago Cubs recalled LF Sam Fuld from “AAA” today (8/19/2010) and immediately put him to work. With the San Diego Padres ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the 6th inning, Fuld was sent in to pinch-hit for starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano. A 28-year-old veteran whose most recent MLB…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — It may be for just a couple days, but it looks like the Chicago Cubs will be calling up LF Sam Fuld (8/19/2010). MLB.com reports that Fuld will fill the roster space left by 1B Derrek Lee, who was traded Wednesday (8/18/2010) to the Atlanta Braves. The Cubs reportedly had hoped…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Wednesday (8/18/2010): 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins singled in the go-ahead run en route to a 7-5 win over the White Sox (see video). The 25-year-old rookie went 1/4 and is batting .331, tops among AL rookies. SS Jake Lemmerman of…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Tuesday (8/17/2010): 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins went 2/4 with two doubles in a 7-6 win over Chicago White Sox. Valencia is 8/15 over his last four games and batting .333 for the season, tops among AL rookies. SS Jake Lemmerman…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Tampa Bay Rays RF Gabe Kapler was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday (8/16/2010), his second such visit this season. There is some speculation that Kapler was ‘listed’ not so much because of a twisted ankle but to make room on the roster for 1B Carlos Pena, who was returning…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Monday (8/16/2010): OF Sam Fuld of the “AAA” Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs) went 2/3 with a double, triple and two walks in a 5-3 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies. His triple came off the second pitch of the game. A 29-year-old Stanford recruit…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Garrett Wittels had a phenomenal 2010 season at Florida International University. The then-sophomore had a hit in all 56 regular-season games, putting him in contention to break Robin Yount’s all-time NCAA hit-streak record of 58 games when he resumes play in 2011. He finished the year with a .413 batting average,…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Sunday (8/15/2010): There are six Jewish players named Jason in minor-league baseball today. Three of them shined yesterday: 2B Jason Kipnis of the “AA” Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians) went 2/2 with a HR, a walk, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Saturday (8/14/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 3/5 with two doubles and scored the winning run in a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies. A 26-year-old in his fourth major-league season, Braun has hit .394 in his last 10 games,…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. It was a memorable day for Jewish pitchers in the minor leagues. Three had lengthy stints in which they gave up one or no runs and racked up multiple strikeouts without giving up a single walk: SP David Kopp…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — You’ve heard of the 12 tribes. How about the 12 tribesman? Two months after Major League Baseball held its 2010 amateur draft, we’re still figuring out how many of the player selected were Jewish. (At last count, we knew of 11.) Thanks to a tip from Jewish Baseball News reader Irwin…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010: 2B Jason Kipnis of the “AA” Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians) scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning for a 3-2 win over the Reading Phillies. A second-round pick in the 2009 amateur draft, Kipnis went…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010: RP Michael Schwimer of the “AAA” Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies) pitched a perfect inning of relief, striking out 2 of the 3 batters he faced in a 5-1 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox. Since being promoted to…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010: OF Sam Fuld of the “AAA” Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs) hit two triples and scored one run in a 13-3 loss to the Portland Beavers. A 29-year-old Stanford recruit with brief stints in the majors in 2007 and 2009,…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Monday, Aug. 9, 2010: Batting leadoff, LF Adam Stern of the “AAA” Nashville Sounds went 2/4 with a double, a walk, and one run scored in a 12-2 win over the Las Vegas 51s. The 30-year-old Canadian also threw out a runner who…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Sunday, August 8, 2010: LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 2/4 with a walk, 2 RBIs and three runs scored in an 11-6 win over the Houston Astros. A 26-year-old in his fourth major-league season, Braun is on pace to hit…
