By Scott Barancik, editor A Jewish duo keyed Oakland’s 4-3 win yesterday over the Astros (9/18/2015). Danny Valencia supplied the power. Batting cleanup, the mid-season acquisition hit a solo HR in the 4th inning and a two-run shot in the 8th that proved to be the game-winner. Sam Fuld furnished the glove. Houston was up 2-0…
By Scott Barancik, editor Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball. Ryan Braun hit his 250th career home run Wednesday. Among Jewish players, only legends Hank Greenberg (331) and Shawn Green (328) have hit more. The homer, Braun’s 20th of the season, came against the Cubs’ Jason Hammel, the same pitcher who gave up Braun’s 249th…
Jew X 2: Danny Valencia went 2-for-4 with an RBI double off the centerfield wall and an RBI single in Toronto’s 11-1 win on Wednesday, while Kevin Pillar added a double of his own (9/11/2014) *** Oakland’s Sam Fuld went 0-for-3 with a walk Wednesday. More notable was his new moustache, which a teammate compared to Ned Flanders’ of…
Making a difference: Toronto is 14-7 this season in games where Kevin Pillar is a starter, and 61-62 in all others (9/10/2014) *** Toronto’s Kevin Pillar has 7 hits over the past 3 games and is auditioning for a 2015 starting spot, says this article (9/10/2014) *** Jew X 2: Kevin Pillar went 3-for-4 in Toronto’s 9-2 win Tuesday, while Danny Valencia singled and made an…
(10:55pm) Ex-Dodgers prospect Tyger Pederson has signed with the Joplin Blasters of the independent American Association * * * (10:50pm) Max Fried, via Twitter: “Thank you to @Padres for making my childhood dream a reality! These past couple years have been incredible and I can’t thank everyone enough” * * * (10:40pm) Padres prospect Max Fried,…
Dear Subscriber, Good news! Our daily Jewish Box Score is back! A player’s stats will usually appear within an hour after his game has ended. To see the box score, click on the Jewish Baseball News home page, or visit our mobile website. Thanks for your patience! Games played Monday (May 4, 2015) MLB Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 1-for-4 with…
