By Scott Barancik, editor
A total of 21* Jews are at an MLB Spring Training camp this season, including 10 pitchers and 12 position players (see list below).
Seventeen of the 22 are there by virtue of being on their team’s 40-man roster. The remaining five, including veteran outfielder and recent free-agent signee Kevin Pillar (Diamondbacks), are non-roster players who were summoned to MLB camp.
Jewish pitchers are off to a fast start. Through February 27, they have combined for 2-1 record and 0.90 ERA on 4 hits, one walk, and 12 strikeouts over 10 innings.
P Evan Kravetz (Reds), a 6-foot-8-inch southpaw who attended Rice University and finished the 2023 season in Triple-A, is the only member of Class of 2024 who is making his MLB Spring Training debut.
To track these players’ Spring Training stats, click this link and select “Spring Training” from the drop-down menu.
| 1. CF Harrison Bader (Mets) — Active |
| 2. P Jake Bird (Rockies) — Active |
| 3. P Richard Bleier (Nationals) — Active |
| 4. 3B Alex Bregman (Astros) — Active |
| 5. P Max Fried (Braves) — Active |
| 6. 2B Zack Gelof (Athletics) — Active |
| 7. 1B Spencer Horwitz (Blue Jays) — Active |
| 8. P Evan Kravetz (Reds) — Active |
| 9. P Dean Kremer (Orioles) — Active |
| 10. 1B Matt Mervis (Cubs) — Active |
| 11. OF Joc Pederson (Diamondbacks) — Active |
| 12. P Kenny Rosenberg (Angels) — Active |
| 13. P Jared Shuster (White Sox) — Active |
| 14. C Garrett Stubbs (Phillies) — Active |
| 15. 1B Rowdy Tellez (Pirates) — Active |
| 16. P Zack Weiss (Twins) — Active |
| 17. P Colton Gordon (Astros) — NRI |
| 18. OF Dalton Guthrie (Red Sox) — NRI |
| 19. OF Kevin Pillar (White Sox) — NRI |
| 20. IF Chase Strumpf (Cubs) — NRI |
| 21. C CJ Stubbs (Astros) — NRI |
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NRI = Non-roster invitee
Active = On team’s 40-man roster
* In March 2024, Jewish Baseball News removed P Eli Morgan from its list of Jewish players, including those participating in Spring Training, after he declared he no longer identified as Jewish
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