JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Voting began yesterday (4/26/2011) for the 2011 All-Star Game, and all 6 Jewish position players were on the ballot. The six include: Tampa Bay Rays OF Sam Fuld Milwaukee Brewers LF Ryan Braun New York Mets 1B Ike Davis Minnesota Twins 3B Danny Valencia Boston Red Sox 3B Kevin Youkilis Texas…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — The 2011 MLB season opened Thursday (3/31/2011), and Milwaukee Brewers LF Ryan Braun started things off on the right foot. Braun, 27, went 2/3 with a long blast over the center-field fence, two walks, and 3 runs scored in a 7-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. In 2010, Braun went 2/4…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — At least 19 Jews got playing time during Spring Training 2011, including five pitchers and 14 position players. Here are our awards honoring the best, worst, and most surprising performances: Best All-Around Offense: Ian Kinsler. The Texas Rangers 2B didn’t look like the same player who sat out nearly 100 games…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Last season, Oakland A’s reliever Craig Breslow was the ace, and Chicago Cubs reliever John Grabow lost face. Breslow went 4-4 with a 3.01 ERA, 71 strikeouts and 29 walks in 75 appearances. At a salary of only $425,000, the Yale University alum was a bargain. Grabow , who cost the…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Spring Training 2011 is just two weeks old. Many players are still shedding their off-season rust. But a couple Jewish players are already tearing the stitching off the ball. Texas Rangers 2B Ian Kinsler, who was hobbled by injuries last season, leads all MLB players with 4 HRs, is tied for…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Craig Breslow needs your help. Years after watching his 14-year-old sister successfully fight thyroid cancer, the Oakland A’s star reliever created a non-profit group to support pediatric cancer research. A week from this Saturday (10/13/2010), the Strike 3 Foundation will host its annual celebrity dinner in Stamford, Conn. Craig would like everyone at…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS –Three cheers for Oakland A’s RP Craig Breslow, whose efforts to raise funding for pediatric cancer research have earned him a nomination for the 2010 Roberto Clemente Award. It’s an honor simply to have one’s name uttered in the same sentence as Clemente, the Pittsburgh Pirate great who died in 1972 when…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Monday (9/20/2010): 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins continued his recent power display, going 1/4 with a solo HR in a 9-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. The 25-year-old rookie has just 5 HRs this season but has hit 3 in his…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Sunday (9/19/2010): In his first major-league start since 10/4/2009, CF Sam Fuld went 2/6 with an RBI double and a single to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the Florida Marlins, 13-3. As Jewish Baseball News reader Jessica R. points out, Fuld may get…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — A number of Jews played baseball on Friday (9/17/2010), the eve of Yom Kippur. And while some played as if they were being punished, others performed quite well: SP Jason Marquis of the Washington Nationals may wish he hadn’t agreed to pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies. He failed to complete the…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Monday (9/13/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 2/4 and drew a walk in a 4-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Braun had a chance to close the gap when he came to bat with two outs and a man on…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Friday (9/10/2010). Two Jews played a role in the Texas Rangers’ extra-inning win over the New York Yankees: 2B Ian Kinsler went 2/4, drew a walk, and scored 3 runs as the Rangers defeated the Yanks 6-5 in 13 innings. He was ejected…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Wednesday (9/8/2010): 2B Ian Kinsler of the Texas Rangers led off the game with a solo HR and added a single in the 5th inning en route to an 8-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Despite two lengthy stints on the disabled…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Sunday (8/29/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 4/4 with a two-run HR, a walk and 3 runs scored in an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, raising his season batting average to .300 for the first time since June 28….
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Friday (8/20/2010): Four MLB players had two hits apiece… C Brad Ausmus of the Los Angeles Dodgers had his best day at the plate since returning from the disabled list, going 2/3 with two singles in a 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds….
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — So who are the 2010 Jewish category leaders in the MLB as of today (July 12)? Among the eight position players: Highest batting average: Texas Rangers 2B Ian Kinsler (.310) Most home runs: Boston Red Sox 1B Kevin Youkilis (18) Most triples: Boston Red Sox 1B Kevin Youkilis (5) Most doubles:…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — An update from the world of Jewish baseball players: Los Angeles Dodgers C Brad Ausmus is doing well in his rehab stint with the Inland Empire 66ers, a Class A-advanced team. The 41-year-old has six hits in 12 at-bats with two walks and two RBIs. Ausmus had just four at-bats with…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS –Sunday was not a day for bragging. Six Jewish position players collectively went 1-for-17 yesterday (May 30), including four strikeouts. Texas Rangers 2B Ian Kinsler managed the day’s only hit (a 1st-inning single) and only walk in a 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins. The day’s sole Jewish pitcher, Chicago Cubs RP…
