Thursday, 2/19/2015 @ 5:57pm

(9:25am) Aaron Poreda is adapting well to Japan. He pitched 2 hitless innings Sunday for the Yomiuri Giants * * * (9:23am) Josh Satin, Kevin Pillar, Sam Fuld, and Ike Davis went hitless Friday, although Davis drew a walk * * * (9:16am) Brewers prospect Ben Guez wasn’t invited to Spring Training, but Friday he…

(9:23am) Suburbs of Washington, D.C., have a 21-team synagogue softball league * * * (8:59am) A thriving synagogue softball league in Los Angeles has 34 teams * * * (8:53am) Hitless Wednesday: Sam Fuld (0-2), Josh Satin and Ryan Lavarnway (0-1) * * * (8:52am) Boston’s Craig Breslow pitched a scoreless inning Wednesday to keep his…

Today’s news A blogger for ESPN Los Angeles has compiled a list of Joc Pederson‘s amazing feats so far this season, Ten Fun Facts About Joc Pederson. Among the highlights: of all MLB players with 5 or more HRs this season, Pederson’s have averaged the second-longest, at 420.3 feet. The only player with longer HRs?…

Tuesday, 4/7/2015 Thanks to a last-minute promotion of Ryan Lavarnway, 11 Jews made Opening Day rosters this week * * * Kevin Pillar went 2-for-4 with a stolen base Monday and scored Toronto’s first run of 2015 in a 6-1 win over the Yankees * * * Ian Kinsler went 2-for-4 and struck Detroit’s first 2015…

By Scott Barancik, Editor When the Kansas City Royals invited newcomer Cody Decker to attend Spring Training, there was little doubt the 29-year-old prankster, social-media wiz, amateur film critic, and self-styled”Antihero” would make friends easily. But make the opening-day roster? Unlikely. The competition remains fierce, and the odds steep. Despite emerging from the San Diego Padres’ farm system…

Jewish Baseball News — The New York Post just published this profile of Cardinals prospect Rob Kaminsky. Selected out of high school in the 1st round of the 2013 amateur draft, the 20-year-old southpaw dominated the Midwest League (A) in 2014, going 8-2 with a 1.88 ERA, strikout out 79 batters while walking 31, and holding opponents to…