Here are Jewish players at MLB Spring Training camps
1. CF Harrison Bader (Mets)
2. P Jake Bird (Rockies)
3. P Richard Bleier (Nationals)
4. 3B Alex Bregman (Astros)
5. P Max Fried (Braves)
6. 2B Zack Gelof (Athletics)
7. 1B Spencer Horwitz (Blue Jays)
8. P Evan Kravetz (Reds)
9. P Dean Kremer (Orioles)
10. 1B Matt Mervis (Cubs)
11. P Eli Morgan (Indians)
12. OF Joc Pederson (Diamondbacks)
13. P Kenny Rosenberg (Angels)
14. P Jared Shuster (White Sox)
15. C Garrett Stubbs (Phillies)
16. 1B Rowdy Tellez (Pirates)
17. P Zack Weiss (Twins)
18. P Colton Gordon (Astros)*
19. OF Dalton Guthrie (Red Sox)*
20. OF Kevin Pillar (White Sox)*
21. IF Chase Strumpf (Cubs)*
22. C CJ Stubbs (Astros)*
CF Harrison Bader (Mets), batting 9th in the order, goes 2-for-3 with game-tying solo HR and a double in 7-6 win over Marlins. It is his secon dstraight 2-for-3 game (3/17/2024)
For the second consecutive appearance, Reds prospect Evan Kravetz strikes out the two batters he faces with the minimum-possible 3 pitches apiece. He thus has struck out 4 consecutive batters on a grand total of 12 pitches, a rare feat. This is the 6'8" southpaw's first MLB Spring Training (3/17/2024)
Four Jewish players makes MLB.com's list of Top 300 Fantasy Draft picks. P Max Fried (Braves) leads with a #50 ranking, followed by 3B Alex Bregman (Astros), 2B Zack Gelof (Athletics) and OF Joc Pederson (Diamondbacks)
Despite hitting .281 with .410 OBP this Spring, 1B Matt Mervis (Cubs) is optioned to Triple-A. First basemen are expected to produce power, and Mervis had only one extra-base hit and 2 RBIs in 39 plate appearances (3/17/2024)
P Richard Bleier is tied for #1 among all MLB pitchers this Spring with 8 appearances. In most recent game, a 5-3 win over Astros, he tosses 0.2 scoreless innings to earn 4th hold (3/14/2024)