Oakland has acquired 1B Ike Davis from the Pirates. The A’s already have a Jewish first baseman on their 40-man roster in Nate Freiman * * * Current free agents include Craig Breslow, Ryan Kalish, Jason Marquis, Eric Berger, Richard Bleier and Ben Guez. Also looking for work: Nick Rickles, Cameron Selik * * * From Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston: Free agent Craig Breslow is “getting plenty…
(12:18pm) Jacoby Boren, a 6’1″ offensive lineman with national champion Ohio State, is the third Boren brother to play for the Buckeyes * * * (11:35am) Former Jewish minor leaguer Randy Poffo, better known as wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage, has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame * * * (11:18am) Big news: the Orioles have…
Games played Friday (May 1, 2015) MLB Toronto’s Kevin Pillar did it again Friday, hitting a 2-run triple and robbing the Indians’ Jason Kipnis — who has a Jewish father but is a practicing Catholic — of extra bases with a leaping grab at the outfield wall. Cleveland won 9-4 *** Don Mattingly’s decision to move Joc Pederson from…
Thursday, 4/9/2015 Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 2-for-4 with a 2-run double and 4 RBIs in an 11-0 win Wednesday over Minnesota * * * After a horrid Spring, Houston’s Scott Feldman was masterful Wednesday, striking out 5 and walking none in a 2-0 loss to Cleveland * * * Baltimore’s Ryan Lavarnway went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk Wednesday…
By Scott Barancik, editor At 6:00pm ET today, Israel released its final, 28-man roster for the World Baseball Classic in South Korea this March. The list includes a number of players who have never before represented Israel, and a handful who did so both in the 2013 and 2016 WBC qualifiers. The players are: Dylan…
By Scott Barancik, Editor When the Kansas City Royals invited newcomer Cody Decker to attend Spring Training, there was little doubt the 29-year-old prankster, social-media wiz, amateur film critic, and self-styled”Antihero” would make friends easily. But make the opening-day roster? Unlikely. The competition remains fierce, and the odds steep. Despite emerging from the San Diego Padres’ farm system…
