(7:17am) Boston’s Craig Breslow says he’s feeling good and strong and hopes to return to his 2013 form * * * (7:07am) Jordan Yallen‘s dad and grandpa were college sprinters, and his grandma was a “world-class ice skater” * * * (7:03am) The White Sox signed former Cal State-Dominguez Hills 2B Jordan Yallen to a minor-league contract and assigned…
By Scott Barancik, editor With Team Israel’s surprising run at the World Baseball Championship behind us, Jewish Baseball News turns to that beloved annual rite: Spring Training. A total of 19 Jewish players were invited to MLB Spring Training camps this year, either as part of their teams’ active roster, 40-man roster, or non-roster invitee…
By Scott Barancik, editor In one of the strongest Jewish draft classes in years, 11 amateurs were chosen in the first 20 rounds of the 2015 draft, and one of them (the Astros’ Alex Bregman) was selected #2 overall. The total Jewish head count was no fewer than 15. Who signed? And who decided to stay…
Here’s what’s going on in the world of Jewish baseball. MLB Reds rookie Jon Moscot dislocated his shoulder in a freak play Monday. In the first inning of just his 3rd MLB start, Moscot caught Detroit’s Anthony Gose in a rundown and injured himself making a diving tag. No word yet on how long he’ll…
(9:55am) Oakland’s Nate Freiman, out with lower-back soreness, believes he’ll be ready to play on Opening Day * * * (9:53am) Boston’s Craig Breslow pitched a scoreless inning Wednesday despite yielding a walk and a hit * * * (9:52am) The Nats roughed up Tigers reliever Josh Zeid for 2 hits, 2 walks and 2…
Sam Fuld saved a run Monday with a leaping grab at the wall…and put the A’s ahead in the 8th with an RBI bunt single (9/9/2014) *** Jew X 2: Kevin Pillar and Danny Valencia stroked RBI singles in Toronto’s 8-0 win Monday. Pillar also doubled and scored from second on an error (9/9/2014) ***
