[updated 3/18/2018] By Scott Barancik, Editor At least 19 Jewish players have been invited to MLB Spring Training camp this year via their club’s active roster, 40-man roster, or as a non-roster invitee. Twelve players with Major League experience are on the list, including 2017 World Series standouts Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros and Joc Pederson of the…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Cory Jones, a 6-foot-5-inch pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles franchise, is the latest athlete to join the ranks of known Jewish ballplayers. The 26-year-old California native was plucked out of junior college by the St. Louis Cardinals in Round 5 of the 2012 amateur draft and given a $220,000 signing bonus….
2017 archives Games played August 28 — September 3, 2017 Games played August 21-27, 2017 Games played August 14-20, 2017 Games played August 7-13, 2017 Games played July 31-August 6, 2017 Games played July 24-30, 2017 Games played July 17-23, 2017 Games played July 10-16, 2017 Games played July 3-9, 2017 Games played June 26-July 2, 2017 Games played June 19-25, 2017 Games played June…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Sometimes, a player slips through the cracks. And it can take quite a while for us to find them. Thanks to our friends at Jewish Sports Review, we now know about another athlete selected in the 2016 MLB draft: Scott Manea, a 40th-round pick of the New York Mets. (Yes, I…
By Scott Barancik, Editor With 1,215 amateur players chosen in the 2017 MLB draft, it was perhaps inevitable that we’d miss a few. Mea culpa, Tyler Benson. A 21-year-old from New Jersey, Benson hit .377 his junior year at Bloomsburg University, adding 8 HRs, 41 RBIs, 15 stolen bases, and a sweet .505 on-base percentage….
By Scott Barancik, Editor Joc Pederson hit a solo home run last night to help the Los Angeles Dodgers earn a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the 2017 World Series and force a decisive seventh game. His post-homer celebration was jubilant: The homer, his third of the Series, set a…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Game 4 of the the 2017 World Series produced yet another record, says The Jewish Baseball Card Book author Bob Wechsler. In his team’s 6-2 win yesterday, Los Angeles Dodgers DH Joc Pederson hit a 3-run home run in the top of the 9th to pad a one-run lead. The 410-foot drive to right…
[Updated and corrected 10/26/2017 @ 11:15 am] By Scott Barancik, Editor The 2017 World Series is only two games old, but according to stats gathered by The Jewish Baseball Card Book author Bob Wechsler, it’s already making history. [Revised and corrected] For the first time since the 2011 World Series, when Ian Kinsler and Scott Feldman played…
By Scott Barancik, Editor If the 2017 minor-league season were a wine, it would be a good year. Three pitchers — Ryan Sherriff of the St. Louis Cardinals, Brad Goldberg of the Chicago White Sox, and Max Fried of the Atlanta Braves — made their Major League debuts. A number of minor-league players — marked…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Did your parents throw out the box of baseball cards you left in the attic or basement — including the ones of your favorite Jewish ballplayers? Have no fear. With help from two nonprofit groups, author Bob Wechsler has just published the The Jewish Baseball Card Book, a hardcover history of original cards issued…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Ryan Lavarnway, a 29-year-old catcher who last played Major League ball in 2015, was called-up by the Oakland Athletics today. Lavarnway was hitting .274 with 4 HRs, 20 RBIs and a .362 on-base percentage at Triple-A when he got the news. He is replacing C Josh Phegley, who took a three-day paternity leave,…
2017 games Games played September 29-October 1, 2017 Games played September 28, 2017 Games played September 27, 2017 Games played September 26, 2017 Games played September 25, 2017 Games played September 22-24, 2017 Games played September 20-21, 2017 — no summaries (Rosh Hashanah) Games played September 19, 2017 Games played September 18, 2017 Games played…
By Scott Barancik, Editor The latest athlete to join the ranks of Jewish ballplayers is a 6-foot-4-inch first baseman with prodigious power and a promising future with the Toronto Blue Jays. California native Rowdy Tellez, 21, turned down a roster spot at USC in 2013 when the Blue Jays offered him an $850,000 signing bonus out…
2016 archives Games played August 29 – September 4, 2016 Games played August 22-28, 2016 Games played August 15-21, 2016 Games playedAugust 8-14, 2016 Games played Aug. 1-7, 2016 Games played July 25-31, 2016 Games played July 18-24, 2016 Games played July 11-17, 2016 Games played July 4-10, 2016 Games played June 27-July 3, 2016 Games played June 20-26 Games played June 13-19, 2016 Games played June…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Don’t let the first name fool you. Reliever Ryan Sherriff (St. Louis Cardinals/AAA) is the latest player to join the growing roster of Jewish pro baseball players. The 26-year-old southpaw is enjoying a tremendous season with the Memphis Redbirds. Sherriff is 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA — third-best among Pacific Coast League players with at least 30 innings…
2016 games Games played October 20-22, 2016 (playoffs) Games played October 19, 2016 (playoffs) Games played October 17-18, 2016 (playoffs) Games played October 16, 2016 (playoffs) Games played October 14-15, 2016 (playoffs) Games played October 13, 2016 (playoffs) Games played October 10-11, 2016 (playoffs) Games played October 9, 2016 (playoffs) Games played October 7, 2016…
By Scott Barancik, editor Nu, so what’s going on in the Minors? Cody Decker — the San Diego Padres’ all-time minor-league HR leader and a participant in this month’s Triple-A Home Run Derby — has hit three HRs since the All-Star break, including Thursday’s solo shot (7/23/2015). The El Paso Chihuahuhas star has 18 HRs, and he’s hitting them…
By Scott Barancik, editor Lots of news to report in the minors today. Cody Decker (Padres, AAA) Cody Decker, the San Diego Padres’ all-time minor-league HR leader, has been chosen to participate in this year’s Triple-A Home Run Derby, along with five other All-Star sluggers. The 28-year-old infielder has 15 HRs this season and leads…
By Scott Barancik, editor With the 2014 Minor League regular season complete, we thought you might want to see how Jewish players did at the plate. The more ambitious among you can download this Excel file and crunch the numbers yourself. For the rest of you, look below. You’ll find a table showing all 31 players…
By Scott Barancik, editor Twenty-three minor-league players were selected in the Triple-A phase of today’s (12/12/2013) Rule 5 draft, and three of them are Jewish. The San Diego Padres acquired St. Louis Cardinals prospect Jake Lemmerman. A 24-year-old shortstop out of Duke University, Lemmerman has hit .273 over his 4-year career with the Cardinals and Los Angeles…
