(2:30pm) At a dinner Saturday hosted by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, Sandy Koufax presented Clayton Kershaw with the 2014 N.L. MVP and Cy Young awards * * * (2:17pm) What do Peyton Manning, Prince Fielder, and MLB free agent Ryan Kalish have in common? Cervical-fusion surgery on the…
(9:55am) Oakland’s Nate Freiman, out with lower-back soreness, believes he’ll be ready to play on Opening Day * * * (9:53am) Boston’s Craig Breslow pitched a scoreless inning Wednesday despite yielding a walk and a hit * * * (9:52am) The Nats roughed up Tigers reliever Josh Zeid for 2 hits, 2 walks and 2…
(10:16am) Cleveland Indians uniforms will feature a patch on the right sleeve honoring the late Al Rosen this season * * * (10:13am) Toronto’s Danny Valencia went 1-for-4 with a 2-run HR in Monday’s 7-4 win over Houston (sorry, no video) * * * (10:05am) It was a tough Monday for Baltimore C Ryan Lavarnway, who…
(9:08am) Photo: Will Oakland’s Nate Freiman join the 2015 offseason trip to Israel? * * * (9:05am) Photo: Kevin Youkilis with sportswriter Jonathan Mayo, who’s arranging a Jewish player trip to Israel * * * (8:56am) Photo: Cincinnati’s Jon Moscot with comedian Will Ferrell during last week’s fundraising stunt * * * (8:53am) Drafted as a catcher in…
By Scott Barancik, Editor When Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson hit home runs #8 and #9 against the Brewers last night, it wasn’t just the first multi-dinger night of his young career. The two jacks also marked a remarkable run of power: all seven of Pederson’s hits since the 6th inning of an April 27 game have been home…
Maxx Tissenbaum, one of four Rays prospects playing in Australia this winter, is hitting .321, 12th-best in the league * * * Nate Fish talks to the Jerusalem Post about the current state of baseball in Israel, while Peter Kurz seeks money for it in Cleveland * * * Mazel tov to Oakland’s Nate Freiman and wife…
