JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Though the phrase “teenage pitching phenom” has a cool mystique to it, the fact is that SP Jason Knapp of the “A” Lake County Captains (Cleveland Indians) turns 20 today.
Happy birthday, Jason!
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