Congrats to Reds “AAA” pitching prospect Jon Moscot on finishing his B.A. degree at Pepperdine * * * Ex-Blue Jays prospect Ian Kadish has accepted a strength and conditioning internship with the Ohio State football team * * * Former Blue Jays prospect and independent-league player Ian Kadish has retired from baseball. “I’ve decided to hang it up and move…
Making a difference: Toronto is 14-7 this season in games where Kevin Pillar is a starter, and 61-62 in all others (9/10/2014) *** Toronto’s Kevin Pillar has 7 hits over the past 3 games and is auditioning for a 2015 starting spot, says this article (9/10/2014) *** Jew X 2: Kevin Pillar went 3-for-4 in Toronto’s 9-2 win Tuesday, while Danny Valencia singled and made an…
(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…
MLB news Oakland’s Sam Fuld continued his slump at the plate in Monday’s 2-1 win over Houston, but he helped preserve the win by robbing George Springer of an extra-base hit in the 8th atop Minute Maid Park’s infamous Tal’s Hill. Fuld had rehearsed on the Hill during batting practice. Said Springer: “That’s obviously a hell of…
(9:45am) Angels prospect Charlie Cutler drew a pinch-hit walk Sunday in his 2015 Spring Training debut * * * (9:43am) Cincinnati’s Jason Marquis was dominant Sunday, tossing 3 perfect innings in a 10-1 win over Seattle * * * (9:41am) Oakland’s Ike Davis went 1-for-2 Sunday in a 10-4 loss to the White Sox *…
Games played Sunday, 4/19/2015 MLB Batting 7th, Joc Pederson went 2-for-4 with a solo HR and an RBI double as L.A. beat Colorado 7-0, but he was caught stealing for the third straight time *** Joc Pederson was interviewed on MLB Network *** Boston’s Craig Breslow yielded just 2 hits over 3 scoreless innings and struck out 3 against…
