Tuesday, 3/3/2015 @ 6:50am

Toronto’s Kevin Pillar doubled and scored a run in a pinch-hit appearance Wednesday (9/18/2014) *** L.A.’s Joc Pederson, a sixth-inning sub Wednesday, singled and walked in two trips to the plate (9/18/2014) *** Oakland carried a 1-0 lead into the 9th Wednesday thanks to Sam Fuld‘s RBI single, but Texas’s 6-run inning put the game out…

MLB Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson hit his 17th HR and reached base four times on Wednesday (6/3/2015). It was his fifth straight game with a HR, something only four Dodgers had done before him. One of them was Shawn Green, who accomplished the feat in 2001 *** Toronto’s Kevin Pillar didn’t homer Wednesday, but he did go…

By Scott Barancik, editor Dodgers CF Joc Pederson has been named to the National League All-Star team as a reserve. He is one of just two rookies picked for the Tuesday, July 14 game, the other being Cubs 3B Kris Bryant. He is the first Dodgers rookie to be named to the team since P…

JBN roundup After going hitless for three games, Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 2-for-4 Monday with his 10th double — tying him for third most in the A.L. — and 6th stolen base in a 5-2 loss to Baltimore *** Speaking of doubles, Oakland’s Ike Davis went 1-for-2 with his 9th two-bagger in Monday’s 5-4 loss…

How a Jewish roommate at U. of Florida led 6’9″ power forward Alex Tyrus to convert to Judaism, play ball in Israel (9/23/2014) *** Maxx Tissenbaum is one of 4 Rays prospects who will play in Australia for the Brisbane Bandits this Fall (9/23/2014) *** In limited play — 30 ABs in 15 games —…

(10:50pm) Presuming Jason Marquis starts 2015 with the Reds’ Triple-A team, he’ll join a starting staff that includes Jon Moscot * * * (10:46pm) Free agent Jason Marquis has signed a minor-league deal with the Reds that includes an invite to big-league Spring Training * * *