Guess who’s an analytics intern with the K.C. Royals? Former Pomona College and Israel pitcher Guy Stevens, whose mother is Israeli (10/14/2014) *** Former prison warden Howard Kinsler now works at BBI Sports, the agency that represents son Ian Kinsler (10/14/2014) ***
Toronto’s Kevin Pillar doubled and scored a run in a pinch-hit appearance Wednesday (9/18/2014) *** L.A.’s Joc Pederson, a sixth-inning sub Wednesday, singled and walked in two trips to the plate (9/18/2014) *** Oakland carried a 1-0 lead into the 9th Wednesday thanks to Sam Fuld‘s RBI single, but Texas’s 6-run inning put the game out…
Jewish Baseball News — The New York Post just published this profile of Cardinals prospect Rob Kaminsky. Selected out of high school in the 1st round of the 2013 amateur draft, the 20-year-old southpaw dominated the Midwest League (A) in 2014, going 8-2 with a 1.88 ERA, strikout out 79 batters while walking 31, and holding opponents to…
(9:59am) Video: Analyst tells MLB Network why Joc Pederson will be L.A.’s starting center fielder * * * (9:53am) The excellent blog Kaplan’s Korner has assembled a list of tributes to the late Al Rosen * * * (9:51am) Baseball author and publicist Marty Appel spoke Thursday with NPR about the 100th anniversary of ‘Who’s Who in…
By Scott Barancik, editor Cody Decker returned to L.A. on Sunday, a day after his El Paso Chihuahuas were knocked out of the Pacific Coast League (AAA) playoffs. His future was uncertain: after seven seasons as a San Diego Padres farmhand, the franchise’s all-time minor-league home run leader (154 HRs) was due to become a…
By Scott Barancik, editor Starting today, Jewish Baseball News is introducing two daily features during the October MLB Playoffs: a numbers-driven item called “Stat of the Day,” and “On This Date,” which will recall special moments in Jewish sports history. Both retweetable features are powered by Masa Israel, a joint project of the Jewish Agency…
