2019 archives
- Games played May 13-19, 2019
- Games played May 6-12, 2019
- Games played April 29-May 5, 2019
- Games played April 22-28, 2019
- Games played April 15-21, 2019
- Games played April 8-14, 2019
- Games played April 1-7, 2019
2019 archives
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of July 15-21, 2019: Hitter of the Week: Ryan Lavarnway (Reds) C Ryan Lavarnway signed a one-year Major League contract with Cincinnati on July 18 and wasted no time contributing. In his Reds debut the following day — his first Major League start…
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 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 The 2019 draft was a strong one. Our colleagues at Jewish Sports Review have identified at least 16 Jewish draftees so far and may yet find more. The class includes 9 pitchers, 4 outfielders, 2 catchers and a shortstop. Three players were selected in the first 5 rounds, all but one…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Braden Bishop, Jewish Baseball News’ 2017 Minor-League MVP, is a player to watch. Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 2015 amateur draft, the California native hit .320 in his first season of professional ball. He has continued to impress. In 2017, Bishop was named MVP of…
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,…