(12:18pm) Jacoby Boren, a 6’1″ offensive lineman with national champion Ohio State, is the third Boren brother to play for the Buckeyes * * * (11:35am) Former Jewish minor leaguer Randy Poffo, better known as wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage, has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame * * * (11:18am) Big news: the Orioles have…
Today’s news Ian Kinsler went 4-for-4 with a walk, a double, a 2-run single, and a rare walk-off bunt single in Detroit’s 6-5 win Friday over the Royals. The victory eased the Tigers into 1st place in the A.L. Central, half a game ahead of Kansas City *** Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun reached base 4 out…
By Scott Barancik, Editor With the first official pitch of Opening Day just hours away, we’re taking a look back at Spring Training to see which Jewish athletes played at the MLB level, and how they performed. Below is an abbreviated table showing the 13 Jews who took MLB swings this Spring. Click here for more complete…
Justin Klipp is pitching again after twice breaking his back. He talks to us about Jewish day school, independent ball, Mexican drug cartels, and baseball shrinks (10/11/2014) ***
(9:04am) Here’s video of the 3-run shot that Detroit’s Ian Kinsler hit on Tuesday * * * (9:00am) Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun says he’s “very encouraged, very excited” about his recovery from thumb surgery * * * (8:52am) Sam Fuld singled and walked, while Ike Davis went 2-for-3 in Oakland’s 9-2 win over the Giants on Wednesday * * * (8:44am) Dodgers…
By Scott Barancik, editor We all know Sam Fuld is a superior outfielder who covers ground quickly, throws like a rocket, and regularly puts his body at risk to make a catch. They don’t call him Super Sam for nothing. On Friday, the 33-year-old Athletic outdid himself by tossing out two batters in one game,…
