By Scott Barancik, Editor
Here are your minor-league highlights for the week of May 20-26, 2019. Because there were no standout performances, Jewish Baseball News is skipping its regular weekly awards.
Mazel tov!
- C Garrett Stubbs (Astros) received his first Major League call-up on May 26, his 26th birthday. Stubbs was in the same draft class (2015) as Astros teammate Alex Bregman.
- LF Zach Borenstein, a former prospect with four MLB franchises, has joined the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League.
Other highlights
- 1B Cody Decker (Diamondbacks/AAA/Reno Aces) hit .286 (2-for-7) with a home run, double, 4 RBIs, and a .444 OBP.
- C Mitchell Kranson (Twins/AA/Pensacola Blue Wahoos) hit .318 (7-for-22) with a double, 3 RBIs, and a .348 OBP.
- C Scott Manea (Astros/High-A/Fayetteville Woodpeckers) hit .267 (4-for-15) with a solo home run and a .421 OBP.
- P Jeremy Bleich (Red Sox/AAA/Pawtucket Red Sox) pitched 4.1 innings across 2 games, yielding one earned run on 3 hits and a walk while striking out 5 and earning his second win.
- P Matthew Gorst (Red Sox/AA/Portland Sea Dogs) pitched 5 innings across 3 games, yielding one earned run on 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4.
- P Rob Kaminsky (Indians/AA/Akron RubberDucks) pitched 5 innings across 2 games, yielding one earned run on 4 hits and no walks while striking out 6 and earning his 2nd win.
- P Brandon Gold (Rockies/AA/Hartford Yard Goats) went 1-1 for the week, pitching 6 innings of 2-run ball for a loss on May 20, and 6 innings of 3-run ball for a win on May 26.
- P Scott Effross (Cubs/AA/Tennessee Smokes) pitched 2 scoreless innings on May 25, yielding a hit and no walks while striking out 2.
- P Mitchell Osnowitz (Cardinals/High-A/Palm Beach Cardinals) pitched 2.2 scoreless innings across 2 games, yielding one hit and no walks while striking out 2 and earning his first save.
- P Sam Delaplane (Mariners/High-A/Modesto Nuts) pitched 3 scoreless innings across 2 games, yielding 3 hits and no walks while striking out 4.
- P Simon Rosenblum Larson (Rays/High-A/Charlotte Stone Crabs) pitched a scoreless inning on May 26, yielding 2 hits and no walks.
Transactions
- C Garrett Stubbs (Astros) was called-up to the Majors on May 26.
- SS Scotty Burcham (Rockies/AA/Hartford Yard Goats) came off the injured list on May 26.
- P Keith Weisenberg (Giants/A-short season/Salem-Keizer Volcanoes) was signed by San Francisco on May 23 and assigned to Salem-Keizer on May 25.
- P Scott Effross (Cubs/AA/Tennessee Smokies) was reactivated from the temporarily inactive list on May 24.
- 2B Ty Kelly (Angels/AAA/Salt Lake Bees) came off the injured list on May 22.
- P Dean Kremer (Orioles/AA/Bowie Baysox) was promoted to Double-A on May 21.
- P Matthew Gorst (Red Sox/AA/Portland Sea Dogs) was reassigned to Double-A on May 20.
- LF Albee Weiss (Twins/rookie/Elizabethton Twins) was reassigned to rookie league on May 20.
Free agents
- Players believed to be seeking employment include Danny Valencia, RC Orlan and Brad Goldberg.
Injured list
- P Ryan Sherriff (Rays/AAA/Durham Bulls).
- P Jake Miednik (Indians/A/Lake County Captains), since May 7.
- SS Zack Kone (Pirates/A/Greensboro Grasshoppers), since May 12.
Note to readers: Minor-League Monday does not include stats for all current Jewish minor-leaguers. Click here for a complete list of players, and then click on a player’s name to be taken to his stat page.
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