By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of May 29 – June 4, 2017. Members of Team Israel’s 2017 squad are marked with an asterisk: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Nick Rickles* C Nick Rickles* (Phillies/AA) hit .385 (5-for-13) in his first full week with the Philadelphia Phillies franchise, highlighted by a two-HR,…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league updates from the week of August 1-7, 2016. Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week C Andy Yerzy (Diamondbacks/rookie), a 2nd-round pick in the 2016 draft, hit .400 last week with a double, 5 RBIs, and a walk. The highlight was a 4-for-5 game on August 5. Jewish Baseball News…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league updates from the week of July 25-31, 2016. Jewish Baseball News Player of the Week LF Zach Borenstein (Diamondbacks/AAA) hit .600 last week with a home run, triple, 3 doubles, 4 RBIS, and a walk. This is his second straight Player of the Week award. In his first full…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league updates from the week of July 18-24, 2016, a period shortened by All-Star games. Jewish Baseball News Player of the Week LF Zach Borenstein (Diamondbacks/AAA) hit .353 last week with a home run, 2 doubles, 5 RBIs, and a stolen base. Debuts P Marc Huberman (Cubs/rookie), an 18th-round pick…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league updates from the week of July 11-17, 2016, a period shortened by All-Star games. Jewish Baseball News Player of the Week For the third time this season — and the second week in a row — our Player of the Week is LF Mike Meyers (Red Sox/High-A). Meyers hit…
By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league updates from the week of July 4-10, 2016. Jewish Baseball News Player of the Week LF Mike Meyers (Red Sox/High-A) had another strong week, hitting .409 with a HR, double, 3 RBIs, 2 stolen bases, and his sixth triple of the season. He ranks second on the Salem…
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