(9:11pm) Caribes de Anzoategui G.M. Samuel Moscatel also is the father of ex-Cardinals prospect Kevin Moscatel * * * (9:08pm) The G.M. of the 2014 Venezuelan Baseball League champion Caribes de Anzoategui is Samuel Moscatel, who is Jewish * * * (3:25pm) Mike Schwartz was among Frontier League leaders in 2014, hitting .336 with 16 HR, 68…
(UPDATE: Hours before today’s 2015 debut against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Baltimore Orioles added C Ryan Lavarnway to the team’s Opening Day roster and designated reliever Ryan Webb for assignment. The article below has been revised to reflect Lavarnway’s last-minute promotion. — 4/6/2015 @ 5:45pm EST) By Scott Barancik, Editor When MLB teams made their 2015…
(10:16am) Cleveland Indians uniforms will feature a patch on the right sleeve honoring the late Al Rosen this season * * * (10:13am) Toronto’s Danny Valencia went 1-for-4 with a 2-run HR in Monday’s 7-4 win over Houston (sorry, no video) * * * (10:05am) It was a tough Monday for Baltimore C Ryan Lavarnway, who…
Wednesday, 4/8/2015 After tripling on Opening Day, Oakland’s Sam Fuld tripled again Tuesday, going 2-for-4 in a 3-1 loss to Texas * * * Oakland’s Ike Davis went 1-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday’s win against Texas * * * L.A.’s Joc Pederson went 0-for-4 in a 2-0 win Tuesday over Seattle * * *…
(5:31pm) Speaking of Nate Ebner, have you read S.I.’s story about his incredible journey to the NFL? * * * (5:27pm) c/o Kaplan’s Korner: though the Patriots’ Julian Edelman has Jewish lineage, he was raised Christian. But special-teams guy Nate Ebner is Jewish * * *
Thursday, 4/16/2015 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 2-for-4 with an RBI double Wednesday in a 12-6 win over the Rays, raising his average to .314. But what earned “human highlight reel” Pillar a standing ovation Wednesday was a catch over a 10-foot-high fence that robbed the Rays of a home run. Toronto P Mark Buehrle said of…
