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- Oct. 31, 2015: New York Mets LF Art Shamsky hit a blistering .538 in the 1969 NLCS before going 0-for-6 in the World Series
- Oct. 30, 2015: Two of 13 Jews in MLB this year are named Gold Glove finalists: Kevin Pillar, and Ian Kinsler
- Oct. 29, 2015: Joe Ginsberg was catcher when the N.Y. Mets made their Polo Grounds debut in 1962
- Oct. 28, 2015: Ex-MLB’er Aaron Poreda was 8-8 with a 2.94 ERA this season for the Yomiuri Giants
- Oct. 27, 2015: A total of nine Jews have played for the New York Mets and five for the Kansas City Royals
- Oct. 26, 2015: Dominican Winter League batters are hitting .118 against Nats prospect Richard Bleier (AAA)
- Oct. 25, 2015: Kevin Pillar leads all Jewish major leaguers with 140,000 Twitter followers
- Oct. 24, 2015: White Sox prospect Brad Goldberg (High-A) was 1-4 with 11 saves and a 2.97 ERA in 2015
- Oct. 23, 2015: Over 4 World Series, Sandy Koufax had a 0.95 ERA, two shutouts, and two MVP awards
- Oct. 22, 2015: Kevin Pillar‘s double Thursday was his 5th of the postseason, #2 among all players
- Oct. 21, 2015: Jewish major leaguers hit 99 HRs and stole 74 bases in 2015
- Oct. 20, 2015: Danny Valencia averaged an RBI every 5.23 at-bats in 2015, #9 in the A.L.
- Oct. 19, 2015: Zach Borenstein‘s .511 slugging % was 3rd in the Southern League (AA) among players with 250+ ABs
- Oct. 18, 2015: Drafted to play first base, Pirates prospect Jared Lakind was 3-1 with a 1.69 ERA in 2015
- Oct. 17, 2015: Nats prospect Richard Bleier went 14-5 in 2015 and averaged less than one walk per 9 innings
- Oct. 16, 2015: Joc Pederson has walked 4 times in 8 plate appearances this postseason
- Oct. 15, 2015: Batting-order blues? Ten of Kevin Pillar‘s 12 HRs in 2015 came with bases empty
- Oct. 14, 2015: With the bases jammed, Sam Fuld went 5-for-12 with 10 RBIs in 2015
- Oct. 13, 2015: Toronto’s Kevin Pillar has hits in all four playoff games and is batting .412, #2 in A.L.
- Oct. 12, 2015: Ryan Braun was the only MLB player in 2015 with 25+ HRs and 24+ stolen bases
- Oct. 11, 2015: Sandy Koufax struck out in 49.7% of his at-bats, worst in MLB history
- Oct. 10, 2015: Reds prospect Zack Weiss had 30 saves this season, #2 among all 4,794 minor-league pitchers
- Oct. 9, 2015: Kevin Pillar‘s RBI double Thursday was the 1st Jewish playoff RBI since Ian Kinsler’s two in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
- Oct. 8, 2015: Kevin Pillar and Ian Kinsler ranked 2nd and 3rd in A.L. this season in Defensive Wins Against Replacement
- Oct. 7, 2015: Alex Bregman is the only position player drafted in 2015 to spend more than half the season in High-A, where he hit .319
- Oct. 6, 2015: Al Rosen (37), Ryan Braun (34), and Joc Pederson (26) are among the 56 MLB rookies who have hit >25 HRs
