Aaron Poreda is leaving the Rangers for Japan’s Yomiuri Giants. A 6’6″ LHP, Poreda made his MLB debut in 2009 and didn’t return to the Majors until 2014 * * * RHP Mitchell Osnowitz has been blogging about baseball since June, when the Braves signed him * * * Rays prospect Maxx Tissenbaum is hitting .282 with…
(10:55pm) Ex-Dodgers prospect Tyger Pederson has signed with the Joplin Blasters of the independent American Association * * * (10:50pm) Max Fried, via Twitter: “Thank you to @Padres for making my childhood dream a reality! These past couple years have been incredible and I can’t thank everyone enough” * * * (10:40pm) Padres prospect Max Fried,…
By Scott Barancik, Editor The latest athlete to join the ranks of Jewish ballplayers is a 6-foot-4-inch first baseman with prodigious power and a promising future with the Toronto Blue Jays. California native Rowdy Tellez, 21, turned down a roster spot at USC in 2013 when the Blue Jays offered him an $850,000 signing bonus out…
(8:10am) Bravo to Baseball for All, which just completed its first 2-day clinic for Jewish and Arab Israeli sixth-graders * * * (8:03am) Joc Pederson‘s sister, high-school junior Jacey Pederson, has been named Santa Clara Valley female soccer player of the year * * * (7:59am) Team Israel star Dean Kremer, a sophomore at San Joaquin Delta…
(5:27pm) Why does Patriots QB Tom Brady’s new house have a menorah in it? * * * (9:55am) Is Cardinals prospect Rob Kaminsky working out too hard? His night/day splits are like, well, night and day * * * (9:50am) Here’s some more background on Cardinals prospect Mason Katz‘s bid to add “catcher” to his…
Here’s what’s going on in the world of baseball as of 6/18/2015. MLB Historic: Blue Jays teammates Kevin Pillar and Danny Valencia each homered Wednesday in an 8-0 drubbing of the Mets on Wednesday. Pillar went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and a deep solo shot, while Valencia went 1-for-3 with a walk and a 3-run dinger *** Oakland’s Sam Fuld…
