By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your MLB highlights for the week of May 27-June 2, 2019, plus stats for the month of May: Mazel tov Garrett Stubbs (Astros) made his MLB debut on May 28, and it couldn’t have gone much better. The 26-year-old doubled on the second pitch of his first at-bat, stroked an…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Ryan Braun is one round-tripper away from eclipsing Hank Greenberg’s career record of 331 home runs. Because of his checkered past — Braun was suspended 65 games in 2013 for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy — Jewish Baseball News asked readers last week to weigh-in on whether the new record…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of May 20-26, 2019. Because there were no standout performances, Jewish Baseball News is skipping its regular weekly awards. Mazel tov! C Garrett Stubbs (Astros) received his first Major League call-up on May 26, his 26th birthday. Stubbs was in the same draft…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your MLB highlights for the week of May 20-26, 2019: Mazel tov! C Garrett Stubbs (Astros) was called-up to the Majors on May 26, which also happened to be his 26th birthday. Stubbs was in the same draft class (2015) as Astros teammate Alex Bregman. Stats to share Max…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of May 13-19, 2019: Hitter of the Week: Scott Manea (Astros) C Scott Manea (Astros/High-A/Fayetteville Woodpeckers) hit .360 (9-for-25) with a home run, 10 RBIs, and a .448 OBP, boosting his batting average by 37 points. He was hit by pitches 4 times,…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your MLB highlights for the week of May 13-19, 2019: Stats worth noting Max Fried (Braves) is one of just four N.L. pitchers to reach 6 wins this season. Two MLB Jews are among league leaders in home runs. Alex Bregman (Astros) is #2 in the A.L. with 14,…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of May 6-12, 2019: Hitter of the Week: Michael Wielansky (Astros) 2B Michael Wielansky (Astros/A/Quad Cities River Bandits), who made his season debut on May 5, hit .364 last week (4-for-11) with an RBI and a .417 on-base percentage. Pitcher of the Week:…
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By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your MLB highlights for the week of May 6-12, 2019: At the plate 3B Alex Bregman (Astros) hit .261 (6-for-23) with 3 HRs, 8 RBIs, and a .370 OBP. The highlight was a 2-HR performance on Mother’s Day, with mom Jackie Bregman in attendance. It was the third baseman’s…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of April 29-May 5, 2019: Hitter of the Week: Rhett Wiseman (Nationals) RF Rhett Wiseman (Nationals/AA/Harrisburg Senators) is our Hitter of the Week for the third time this season. He hit .391 (9-for-23) with 2 home runs, a double, 4 RBIs, a stolen…
By Scott Barancik, Editor It was a pretty amazing week for MLB Jews from April 29-May 5, 2019. Here are your highlights: At the plate LF Ryan Braun (Brewers) added 54 points to his batting average by hitting .462 (12-for-26) with 2 home runs, 2 doubles, a stolen base and a .481 on-base percentage. But…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of April 22-28, 2019: Hitter of the Week: Zack Kone (Pirates) SS Zack Kone (Pirates/A/Greensboro Grasshoppers) made the most of his .214 (6-for-28) average, stroking 2 home runs and a double, driving in 9 runs, stealing two bases, and recording a .333 OBP….
By Scott Barancik, Editor So far this season, MLB Jews have had 524 at-bats, similar to a full season for a single player. Their collective power stats have been All-Star impressive: 31 home runs and 83 RBIs. Their batting average? A little thin, at .214. Oddly, the squad has hit just 18 doubles. Here are…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of April 15-21, 2019: Hitter of the Week: Rhett Wiseman (Nationals) RF Rhett Wiseman (Nationals/AA/Harrisburg Senators) is our Hitter of the Week for the second consecutive week. He batted .333 (6-for-18) with 2 home runs, 3 doubles, 4 RBIs, a stolen base, a…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your MLB highlights for week of April 15-21, 2019: At the plate LF Joc Pederson (Dodgers) hit .348 (8-for-23) with 4 HRs, 6 RBIs and a .444 on-base percentage. Highlights included a walk-off home run on April 15 and a 4-for-5 performance with 2 HRs on April 21. Pederson’s…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of April 8-14, 2019: Hitter of the Week: Rhett Wiseman (Nationals) RF Rhett Wiseman (Nationals/AA/Harrisburg Senators) hit .476 (10-for-21) last week with 4 HRs, 2 doubles, 8 RBIs, a stolen base, a hit-by-pitch, and a .577 on-base percentage. For his efforts, Wiseman was…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your MLB highlights for week of April 8-14, 2019: At the plate LF Joc Pederson (Dodgers) hit a cool .400 (8-for-20) with 3 HRs, 2 triples, 2 hit-by-pitches, and a .478 on-base percentage. Pederson struck out just 3 times, a low number for a player who has struck out…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your MLB highlights for week of April 1-7, 2019: At the plate 3B Alex Bregman (Astros) hit a blistering .550 (11-for-20) last week, with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, one stolen base and a .615 on-base percentage. His .343 batting average ranks #10 in the American League. RF Ryan Braun…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of April 1-7, 2019: Hitter of the Week: Scott Manea (Astros) In his High-A debut, C Scott Manea (Astros/High-A) hit .444 (4-for-9) with 2 HRs, 3 RBIs and just one strikeout. Pitcher of the Week: Max Lazar (Brewers) Max Lazar (Brewers/A) earned a…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your MLB highlights for the opening week of the 2019 season, March 25-31: Power trip Collectively, Jewish batters hit .230 (17-for-74) with 14 RBIs last week. When they did hit, they hit for power. A total of five players homered, with Joc Pederson alone hitting three. That’s one home…
