Saturday, 4/4/2015 Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and an RBI in an 11-5 loss Friday to Tampa Bay * * * Ian Kinsler is tied for 4th in the A.L. this Spring with 7 doubles * * * Speaking of doubles, check out this nifty double-play started by Ian Kinsler against Tampa Bay on Friday * * *…
By Scott Barancik, editor The Houston Astros selected LSU shortstop Alex Bregman No. 2 overall today in the 2015 amateur draft, good enough to earn an expected bonus of $7.4-million. A 21-year-old junior on the top-ranked Tigers, Bregman was expected to go anywhere from No. 2 through No. 7 in the first round. The Albuquerque native has…
By Scott Barancik, editor Israel’s senior national baseball team crushed its “C pool” competition in last year’s European Championship qualifiers. Now it’s cruising through the “B pool” qualifying tournament, which began Monday (7/27/2015) in Vienna and includes national teams from Austria, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden. In Game 1, Israel defeated Belarus 13-1 on 13 hits…
By Scott Barancik, editor On Tuesday, Major League teams can expand their rosters from 25 players to 40, an annual September ritual that allows top prospects a chance to take a swing at the big time. Although there are no guarantees, two Jewish pitchers might make the leap. One is Washington Nationals farmhand Richard Bleier, a…
Games played Monday (April 27, 2015) MLB Monday’s highly-anticipated matchup between Reds starter Jason Marquis and nemesis Ryan Braun of the Brewers didn’t happen. Braun — whose .536 career average vs. Marquis is tops among all hitters with at least 25 ABs against the 36-year-old righty — sat on the bench until the 9th inning,…
(8:55pm) The Washington Post’s ode to U. of Md. senior Jacob Susskind, an Orthodox kid who walked-on to the basketball team * * * (8:12pm) Israeli baseball star Dean Kremer will transfer to UNLV next year on a scholarship. Will he get drafted first? * * * (4:59pm) Remember we said only three Jewish position players had…
