Who made it to MLB Spring Training?

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By Scott Barancik, editor

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C Garrett Stubbs (Phillies) is 1-for-2 with an RBI and 2 walks in Spring Training

A total of 21* Jews are at an MLB Spring Training camp this season, including 10 pitchers and 12 position players (see list below).

Seventeen of the 22 are there by virtue of being on their team’s 40-man roster. The remaining five, including veteran outfielder and recent free-agent signee Kevin Pillar (Diamondbacks), are non-roster players who were summoned to MLB camp.

Jewish pitchers are off to a fast start. Through February 27, they have combined for 2-1 record and 0.90 ERA on 4 hits, one walk, and 12 strikeouts over 10 innings.

P Evan Kravetz (Reds), a 6-foot-8-inch southpaw who attended Rice University and finished the 2023 season in Triple-A, is the only member of Class of 2024 who is making his MLB Spring Training debut.

To track these players’ Spring Training stats, click this link and select “Spring Training” from the drop-down menu.

1. CF Harrison Bader (Mets) — Active
2. P Jake Bird (Rockies) — Active
3. P Richard Bleier (Nationals) — Active
4. 3B Alex Bregman (Astros) — Active
5. P Max Fried (Braves) — Active
6. 2B Zack Gelof (Athletics) — Active
7. 1B Spencer Horwitz (Blue Jays) — Active
8. P Evan Kravetz (Reds) — Active
9. P Dean Kremer (Orioles) — Active
10. 1B Matt Mervis (Cubs) — Active
11. OF Joc Pederson (Diamondbacks) — Active
12. P Kenny Rosenberg (Angels) — Active
13. P Jared Shuster (White Sox) — Active
14. C Garrett Stubbs (Phillies) — Active
15. 1B Rowdy Tellez (Pirates) — Active
16. P Zack Weiss (Twins) — Active
17. P Colton Gordon (Astros) — NRI
18. OF Dalton Guthrie (Red Sox) — NRI
19. OF Kevin Pillar (White Sox) — NRI
20. IF Chase Strumpf (Cubs) — NRI
21. C CJ Stubbs (Astros) — NRI

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NRI = Non-roster invitee
Active = On team’s 40-man roster

* In March 2024, Jewish Baseball News removed P Eli Morgan from its list of Jewish players, including those participating in Spring Training, after he declared he no longer identified as Jewish

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