JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Scot Drucker has an MLB.com blog, a spirited Twitter feed, and a lot of personality. But there’s one thing the 28-year-old Toledo Mud Hens (AAA) pitcher doesn’t have anymore: a job. Drucker reported Monday (3/28/2011) that the Detroit Tigers, the Mud Hens’ parent team, had let him go. With spring training…
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 Saturday (8/14/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 3/5 with two doubles and scored the winning run in a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies. A 26-year-old in his fourth major-league season, Braun has hit .394 in his last 10 games,…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — New York Mets 1B Ike Davis was the first Jewish player called up from AAA this season. Who will be the second? You’d have to know a lot more about MLB depth charts than I do to make a truly educated guess. Being psychic helps, too; unexpected injuries often are the…
