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?…
Baseball America rates Vanderbilt junior Rhett Wiseman the 28th best prospect in the 2014 Cape Cod League, a collegiate summer program that has many alumni in the Majors (8/31/2014) *** The Mets have recalled Josh Satin from the Las Vegas 51s (AAA). He last played for the Mets on May 9, 2014 (8/31/2014) *** The Albuquerque…
By Sam Brief, Correspondent In September’s qualifying round for the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC), Colorado Rockies prospect Scotty Burcham tallied a .455 batting average, the best on Team Israel and among the top 15 for all teams. If not for Facebook, Burcham might never have swung a bat in Brooklyn. Since anyone who is Jewish or has…
(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…
(9:04am) Here’s video of the 3-run shot that Detroit’s Ian Kinsler hit on Tuesday * * * (9:00am) Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun says he’s “very encouraged, very excited” about his recovery from thumb surgery * * * (8:52am) Sam Fuld singled and walked, while Ike Davis went 2-for-3 in Oakland’s 9-2 win over the Giants on Wednesday * * * (8:44am) Dodgers…
(12:56pm) Catch the latest from Rays prospect Maxx Tissenbaum on his excellent blog, “Red White and the 3-0 Green Light” * * * (12:50pm) Rays prospect Maxx Tissenbaum, in Australia this offseason, went 4-for-5 Sunday with 2 HR. He’s hitting .333 (ranked 7th) with a .971 OPS (3rd) * * * (11:19am) Ex-MLB hurler Ryan Sadowski immersed himself…
