By Scott Barancik, editor Cincinnati’s Jon Moscot made his MLB debut against the Padres last night, and while it wasn’t all smooth sailing, the 23-year-old finished strong. Called-up at the last minute to replace the injured Raisel Iglesias (see article), Moscot — who wasn’t even on the Reds’ 40-man roster — struck out the first batter he…
By Scott Barancik, editor Well, that didn’t take long. Washington Nationals prospect Rhett Wiseman, a 3rd-round draft pick out of Vanderbilt who made his pro debut July 10, has been named the New York-Penn League’s Player of the Week for the week of July 13-19. A centerfielder for the Auburn Doubledays (A-short season), he hit…
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…
Danny Moskovits, who played for Les Capitales de Quebec with Jewish teammates Aaron Brill and Ari Ronick, was 2-2 with a 3.03 ERA (9/27/2014) *** Great news out of Quebec: CanAm League pitcher Danny Moskovits, a 23-year-old Harvard alum, has been signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks (9/27/2014) *** Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun reached base three times Friday….
By Scott Barancik, editor Dodgers CF Joc Pederson has been named to the National League All-Star team as a reserve. He is one of just two rookies picked for the Tuesday, July 14 game, the other being Cubs 3B Kris Bryant. He is the first Dodgers rookie to be named to the team since P…
(9:30am) The wrestling brothers portrayed in the movie Foxcatcher were “raised in poverty by their Jewish mother” * * * (9:25am) LSU, whose star shortstop is Alex Bregman, is ranked #1 by Baseball America * * * (9:21am) Eric Berger, a former pitching prospect with four MLB clubs, is joining Acereros del Norte of the Mexican…
