(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…
Josh Satin now is one of three Jewish players in the Reds’ organization, joining “AAA” pitcher Jon Moscot and “A” pitcher Zack Weiss * * * Happy birthday to Cardinals prospect Robert Stock, who turned 25 yesterday! * * * Josh Satin has signed a minor-league deal with the Cincinnati Reds. The 29-year-old 1B/3B has been with the Mets franchise since being…
Justin Klipp is pitching again after twice breaking his back. He talks to us about Jewish day school, independent ball, Mexican drug cartels, and baseball shrinks (10/11/2014) ***
Baseball America rates Vanderbilt junior Rhett Wiseman the 28th best prospect in the 2014 Cape Cod League, a collegiate summer program that has many alumni in the Majors (8/31/2014) *** The Mets have recalled Josh Satin from the Las Vegas 51s (AAA). He last played for the Mets on May 9, 2014 (8/31/2014) *** The Albuquerque…
(9:50am) A tweet from Brad Ausmus: “Congrats to my daughter’s varsity softball team for going undefeated in this weekend’s tourney!” * * * (9:33am) When asked by the rabbi to select a Jewish name during his conversion to Judaism, Bob Tufts chose “Sandy Koufax” * * * (9:16am) Hitless on Saturday: Sam Fuld (0/2), Ryan Braun…
By Scott Barancik, editor Matt Holliday’s misfortune has proved opportune for two Jewish ballplayers. Thanks to the Cardinals outfielder’s injury — sorry, Matt — Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson will replace him in the National League’s starting lineup at Tuesday’s All-Star Game (7/14/2015), and Brewers veteran Ryan Braun will replace Holliday as a reserve on the roster. It’s…
