By Ron Kaplan, contributor Ryan Braun entered Friday’s game for the Milwaukee Brewers (34-20, first in NL Central) against the visiting NY Mets as a defensive replacement at first base; he did not come to bat. He was the starting left-fielder, batting third, in Saturday’s 17-6 blowout, going 1-for-4 with two runs scored, two walks, a…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of May 21-27, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Michael Barash C Michael Barash (Angels/AA) hit .471 (8-for-17) last week with 3 doubles, 3 RBIs, 6 walks and a .583 on-base percentage. This is his second straight Hitter of the…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Ian Kinsler was 1-for-5 with his seventh double of the year as the LA Angels (28-22) crushed the host Toronto Blue Jays, 8-1. Kevin Pillar was o-for-2 with a walk for the Jays (23-27), who have lost seven of their last nine games. Neither Danny Valencia nor Richard Bleier appeared for the Baltimore Orioles (16-34),…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Alex Bregman was 1-for-2 with two walks, his fifth stolen base, and a caught stealing as the Houston Astros (32-18) beat the visiting San Francisco Giants, 4-1. Danny Valencia was 1-for-4 with a run scored as the DH for the Baltimore Orioles (15-34), who were crushed, 11-1, by the host Chicago White Sox….
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Alex Bregman had two RBI doubles (14, tied for fourth in the American League) and a walk in five plate appearances along with a stolen base (#4) to help the Houston Astros (31-18) beat the visiting San Francisco Giants, 11-2. As per CBSSports.com, “Bregman extended his hitting streak to six games (8-for-23,…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Richard Bleier picked up his second hold in a row for the Baltimore Orioles (15-32), who held off the host Chicago White Sox, 3-2. He allowed one hit in one inning of work. Danny Valencia was 0-for-4 as the starting third baseman (batting fifth). Joc Pederson was 0-for-4 as the leadoff batter and starting…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of May 14-20, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Michael Barash C Michael Barash (Angels/AA), a 2016 draftee out of Texas A&M, hit .500 (5-for-10) last week with a home run, 5 RBIs, 3 walks and a stolen base. Jewish Baseball…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Joc Pederson, batting leadoff and playing left field, was 2-for-5 with a triple (#3) and a run scored as the LA Dodgers took the first game of a doubleheader against the host Washington Nationals on Saturday, 4-1. He also threw out a runner at second base, his second outfield assistant in…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Kevin Pillar was 2-for-4 with his MLB-best 18th double of the year as the Toronto Blue Jays (22-22) lost 10-5 to the visiting Oakland A’s. He drove in a run with a sac fly and scored another. Sadly, there are some who see his strong start in a less-than-charitable light. Speaking of Pillar, his mom…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Kevin Pillar was 2-for-5 with an RBI (and two strikeouts) as the Toronto Blue Jays (22-21) beat up on the host NY Mets in a rain-soaked game, 12-1. Joc Pederson had a double (#5) in five at-bats as the LA Dodgers fell to the host Miami Marlins, 6-5. He had a couple of…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Sorry no post on Monday, but just my luck that my street lost power during the storms that hit the area. Won’t get it back until tonight at the earliest but since I have the day off, I’m writing remotely from my local library. So without further adieu… Alex Bregman was 1-for-3…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor MOT of the Weekend honors go to Danny Valencia, who was 4-for-5 on Sunday with his fifth home run, three runs scored, and four RBIs to help the Baltimore Orioles (13-28, last in the AL East) annihilate the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, 17-1. The solo shot came in the second inning…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of May 7-13, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Nick Rickles* C Nick Rickles* (Phillies/AAA) hit .714 (5-for-7) last week with 2 HRs, 2 RBIs and a walk, with both home runs coming on May 9. He is hitting .314 this…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Maybe moving down in the lineup helped: Ian Kinsler was 3-for-4 with his second homer of the year as the LA Angels (23-14) beat the visiting Minnesota Twins, 7-4 (see article). The two-run blast put the Angels on the scoreboard in the second inning. Kevin Pillar hit his A.L.-leading 16th double of the…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Richard Bleier picked up his third win against no losses as the Baltimore Orioles (9-27) beat the visiting KC Royals, 5-3. Bleier tossed two more shutout innings, giving up two hits and lowering his ERA to an A.L.-best 0.40. Danny Valencia was 0-for-4 as the third baseman, batting seventh. The win broke a…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor For the second time in less than a week, an MOT was involved in a no-hitter. First it was Joc Pederson, in a May 4 game in which four LA Dodger pitchers combined to stymie the San Diego Padres, 4-0. This time on the wrong end was Kevin Pillar, who went 0-for-3…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor The usual light schedule for a Monday… Alex Bregman had two doubles and a walk in six trips to the plate as the Houston Astros (22-15) crushed the host Oakland A’s, 16-2. Bregman drove in the last of his team’s two runs. He also had two more errors, both coming on wild throws….
By Ron Kaplan, contributor Alex Bregman hit his second home run of the season yesterday, his only hit in four at-bats and the only run for the Houston Astros (21-15, second in AL West) in a 3-1 loss to the host Arizona Diamondbacks. He also made his fifth error of the season when he was called for obstruction…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of April 30-May 6, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Rhett Wiseman RF Rhett Wiseman (Nationals/High-A) hit .357 (5-for-14) with 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, 3 walks and a stolen base. For the season, he is hitting .277 with 5 HRS, 15…
By Ron Kaplan, contributor The Toronto Blue Jays (18-14) and host Cleveland Indians played a wild doubleheader yesterday. The Jays won the opener, 13-11, in 14 innings, scoring four times in the last frame. The Indians came up just short, putting two over in their last ups. In the nightcap, though, the Indians prevailed in…
