JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — How are Jewish players doing in the minor-league playoffs? Here is an overview, starting with players whose teams are still in the mix, and followed by those already celebrating victory or recently ousted. Fighting for a championship The Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Indians) are fighting for the International League (AAA) championship, and…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Tuesday (8/31/2010): Rookie 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins went 2/4 and hit a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning to defeat the Chicago White Sox 2-1. (Here is video of the hit — and of Valencia being mobbed by teammates…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Monday (8/30/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 2/5 with an RBI single in a 5-4, extra-inning loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Braun singled in the 10th inning but couldn’t spark a rally. The 26-year-old is hitting .421 in August and…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Thursday (8/26/2010): Fresh off his first visit to the disabled list in an 18-year career, C Brad Ausmus of the Los Angeles Dodgers went 3/4 and scored a run in a 7-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. It was the 81st time Ausmus…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Sunday (8/15/2010): There are six Jewish players named Jason in minor-league baseball today. Three of them shined yesterday: 2B Jason Kipnis of the “AA” Akron Aeros (Cleveland Indians) went 2/2 with a HR, a walk, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored in a…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. It was a memorable day for Jewish pitchers in the minor leagues. Three had lengthy stints in which they gave up one or no runs and racked up multiple strikeouts without giving up a single walk: SP David Kopp…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — The running count of Jews chosen in last month’s MLB amateur draft has reached 11. Jewish Baseball News last reported that at least six of the 1,500 players selected in the three-day draft were Jewish. Since then, our friends at Jewish Sports Review have identified another five Jews, shown below in…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — The running count of Jews chosen in this month’s MLB amateur draft has reached six. Harrison Fanaroff, a high-school pitcher out of Potomac, Md., was selected by the Washington Nationals in the draft’s 50th and final round (1,496th overall). According to Washington Jewish Week, Fanaroff was thrilled to be picked but,…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — At least five Jewish players were selected in this week’s MLB amateur draft, two of them out of Duke University. They include: Jake Lemmerman (Los Angeles Dodgers: 5th round, 172th overall pick). A 6’2″ shortstop who just completed his junior year at Duke (Div. I), Lemmerman led his team in eight…
