UPDATED: May 6
Kremer, Fried go historic
Minor-League Bulletin
- According to Climbing Tals Hill, LHP Colton Gordon (Astros/AAA) strengthened his case for a call-up in a May 3 start, yielding one earned run and striking out 5 batters over 5 innings en route to a 6-1 win over the Rangers affiliate. “This Astros prospect is forcing a decision the front office can’t put off much longer,” said the website’s headline. Gordon’s 3-0 record is tied for #1 in the hitter-happy Pacific Coast League, and he ranks #4 in ERA at 2.48, #3 in walks-per-9-innings at 1.98, #3 in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 4.25, and #1 in baserunners stranded at 92.3%. Click here to watch a recent interview with the top prospect on the Astros Future podcast (5/5/2025)
- RHP Aaron Davenport (Guardians/AA) turned in his second one-hit start of the season April 30, tossing 6 scoreless innings on the way to a 6-0 win over the Pirates affiliate. On April 12, Davenport gave up just one hit and no walks over 5 scoreless innings, struck out 5 batters, and accomplished all of it in just 59 pitches (5/5/2025)
- RHP Zack Weiss (Cardinals/AAA), who made his MLB debut in 2018 and appeared again in 2022 and 2023, is making a solid case for a return engagement. In nine relief appearances this season, the 32-year-old is 1-0 with one save, a 1.20 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 21 strikeouts over 15 innings, and a .118 opponent batting average (5/5/2025)
- You can’t get much streakier than Padres prospect Josh Mallitz (High-A) has been this season. If you combine the righthander’s first three appearances of 2025 with his most recent one (April 30), you’ll see a second-year pro who tossed a total of 8.2 scoreless innings on just 3 hits and 10 strikeouts. But isolate the 3 consecutive games sandwiched between those other four and you’ll discover an undrafted free agent who gave up 15 earned runs over a mere 5.2 innings, including 3 HRs (5/5/2025)
- Finally! Nearly a year after the Pirates tapped high-school pitcher Levi Sterling in the first round of the MLB draft, the 6’5″ righthander made his pro debut. Sure, it could have gone better. Sterling, the starting pitcher on May 3, also known as Opening Day of MLB’s rookie leagues, lasted just 7 batters before being pulled, having surrendered 3 hits, 2 walks, and a double-steal that produced one of 2 runs against him en route to a 4-2 loss to the Orioles affiliate. But Sterling did strike out 2 batters, one of whom went on to homer and stroke 2 singles later in the game (5/5/2025)
- C/DH Will King, a last-round pick in the 2023 MLB draft, hit .310 (9-for-29) in rookie-league ball that year but sat out all of 2024 due to injury. On May 3, the Eastern Kentucky U. alum returned to action, going 0-for-2 with a walk in an 11-2 loss to the Rays affiliate. Two days later, King went 2-for-2 with a walk, stolen base, and RBI en route to a 6-2 win over the Red Sox affiliate (5/5/2025)
- RHP Charlie Beilenson (Mariners/High-A) threw his best game of the season on May 2, striking out 7 of 10 batters he faced over 3 scoreless innings and yielding just one baserunner in a 7-3 win over the Giants affiliate (5/5/2025)
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Jewish Box Score
Games played Saturday May 10, 2025| Player/Pos | Tm | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. Bader CF | MIN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | A. Bregman 3B | BOS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | J. Pederson DH | TEX | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 05-10-2025 at 9:42 pm ET
Top Story
- Jews have been pitching in the majors since May 3, 1899, when the New York Giants gave 21-year-old Columbia University pitcher Leo Fishel a trial run against the Philadelphia Phillies in front of 800 fans at the Polo Grounds. Last week, nearly 126 years to the day after Fishel's historic start, Yankees LHP Max Fried and Orioles RHP Dean Kremer combined for one of the greatest Jewish pitching feats in MLB history. In a Yankee Stadium start against the Rays, Fried threw a one-hitter over 7 shutout innings and picked off a baserunner en route to a 3-0 win over the Rays. Meanwhile, 200 miles away in Baltimore, Kremer also tossed 7 shutout innings, albeit on 3 hits. and made a gutsy play in the infield in a 3-0 win over the Royals. Fried’s win left him with an MLB-best 6-0 record and a 1.01 ERA, and it’s no wonder ESPN.com predicts he will win the 2025 Cy Young Award. (He already was named A.L. Pitcher of the Month in April.) For Kremer, his triumphant 7th start of the season could mark a fresh beginning. In his first 6 starts of 2025, the Israeli-American went 2-4 with a 7.04 ERA (5/5/2025)
Season Stats
| Player/Pos | Tm | AB | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Bader CF | MIN | 97 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .289 | .384 | 4 |
| A. Bregman 3B | BOS | 155 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 30 | .316 | .392 | 1 |
| M. Mervis 1B | MIA | 89 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .191 | .270 | 0 |
| J. Pederson DH | TEX | 92 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .130 | .238 | 0 |
| K. Pillar CF | TEX | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .237 | 3 |
| R. Tellez 1B | SEA | 79 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .203 | .256 | 0 |
| All Jews | 550 | 31 | 1 | 25 | 81 | .238 | N/A | 8 | |
| Total MLB | .242 | N/A |
| Pitcher | Team | W | L | ERA | G | IP | SV | SO | BB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bird | COL | 0 | 1 | 1.85 | 16 | 24.1 | 0 | 33 | 14 | |
| M. Fried | NYY | 6 | 0 | 1.05 | 8 | 51.2 | 0 | 47 | 11 | |
| D. Kremer | BAL | 3 | 4 | 5.24 | 8 | 44.2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | |
| J. Shuster | CWS | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 | 9.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| R. Stock | BOS | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All Jews | 9 | 5 | 3.21 | 131.2 | 0 | 118 | 39 | |||
| Total MLB | 3.95 |
More MLB News
- 3B Alex Bregman (Red Sox) continues to pound the ball in his first season with Boston. The 10-year veteran is tied for #1 among A.L. batters in doubles (13), ranks #2 both in RBIs (27) and OPS (.927), comes in 6th in batting average (.317) and OBP (.396), and is tied for #9 with 8 HRs (5/5/2025)
- LF Harrison Bader (Twins) is carrying an eight-game hitting streak. During that time, the first-year Minnesotan has raised his batting average from .215 to .280 and made several slick plays in the field, including this one. Click here to see Bader answer fan questions (5/5/2025)
- 2B Zack Gelof (Athletics), who opened 2025 on the injured list, is inching his way back to Oakland. Three games into a Triple-A rehab stint, Gelof is 1-for-7 hitting with an RBI and a walk (5/5/2025)
- Who are the Top 10 Jewish home-run hitters of all time? Watch 1B Matt Mervis (Marlins) take a guess (5/5/2025)
College Update
- The Buster Posey Award, given annually to the best NCAA catcher in Division 1, has revealed its midseason watch list, and two of the 56 backstops under consideration are Jewish. Ethan Swidler, a 21-year-old junior at Lafayette College, is hitting .331 (59-for-178) with 5 HRs, 33 RBIs, 14 doubles, OBP of .462, OPS of .956, and is fielding at a .981% clip. Adam Agresti, a 20-year-old sophomore at St. John’s University, is hitting .217 (26-for-120) with a team-leading 8 HRs, 23 RBIs, OBP of .358, and .833 OPS, while fielding at .986% (5/5/2025)
Transactions
- Dodgers send 3B Jake Gelof (High-A) to rookie league for rehab assignment (5/3/2025)
- Athletics send 2B Zack Gelof to Triple-A for rehab assignment (4/29/2025)
- Pirates activate 1B Spencer Horwitz from the injured list and send him to Double-A for a rehab assignment (4/27/2025)
