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Freak injury halts Gelof streak
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- A freak injury halted Zack Gelof‘s hit streak at 24 games on June 23. After flying out in the first inning against rival San Francisco, the Athletics utility man was trying to tag out runner Matt Chapman at second base when Chapman accidentally stepped on his throwing hand. Gelof left the game immediately, thus ending MLB’s longest active streak. The good news is that x-rays were negative, and Gelof did not need stitches. The 24-game streak places Gelof at No. 4 in Jewish major-league history, behind Shawn Green‘s 28-game streak with the Blue Jays in 1999, Gabe Kapler‘s 28-game stretch with the Rangers in 2000, and Ian Kinsler‘s 28-game streak with the Rangers in 2008, according to historian Bob Wechsler (6/24/2026)
- When Gelof launched his 24-game hit streak on May 25, he entered the game hitting .228 (26-for-114) with 6 HRs, 17 RBIs, and a .714 OPS. By the time the streak ended, he was hitting .282 (59-for-209) with 11 HRs, 29 RBIs, and an .834 OPS. So far this season, Gelof is hitting 16.7% of his batted balls to the opposite field and striking out at a rate of 24.1%, both career bests (6/24/2026)
Transactions
- Cardinals place OF Zach Levenson (AA) on development list (6/23/2026)
- Mets reassign OF Sam Biller to High-A (6/19/2026)
- Phillies option RHP Max Lazar to Triple-A (6/22/2026)
- Orioles send RHP Dean Kremer to Triple-A on rehab assignment (6/21/2026)
- Yankees reassign RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A (6/21/2026)
- Mets send RHP Robert Stock to High-A on rehab assignment (6/19/2026)
- Mets promote OF Sam Biller to Triple-A (6/19/2026)
- Athletics reassign 2B Colby Halter to Double-A (6/19/2026)
- Athletics reassign 2B Colby Halter to High-A (6/19/2026)
- Marlins release 3B Michael Snyder (6/17/2026)
- Phillies sign 1B Lyle Miller-Green and assign him to Single-A (6/16/2026)
Roster Additions!
Please join us in formally welcoming the following gentlemen to Jewish Baseball News. All three played for Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
- RHP Carlos Lequerica (Tigers/High-A), whose parents are Peruvian, spent two years at a historically Black university and signed with the Tigers as an undrafted free agent in 2023. In 2025, the 25-year-old went 8-0 with a 2.35 ERA for the West Michigan Whitecaps. So far in 2026, he is 2-1 with a 5.46 ERA and 1.315 WHIP. Lequerica recently discussed his WBC experience on a podcast. “It was a surreal experience,” he said. “It was a true honor to represent Israel.” He added: “Baseball’s just another way to bring people together” (6/16/2026)
- 2B/OF Colby Halter (Athletics/AAA), a 17th-round draft pick in 2023, began 2026 in Double-A, where he hit .253 (23-for-91) with 2 HRs, 12 RBIs, a .370 OBP, and .766 OPS. Since being promoted to Triple-A, the 24-year-old is hitting .250 (15-for-60) with 3 RBIs and a .373 OBP. Halter commemorated his WBC experience with an Instagram photo of himself in a Team Israel uniform, accompanied by the hashtag #matzahballer (6/16/2026)
- RHP Jordan Geber (Mets/AA), a Mount St. Mary’s and Virginia Tech alum who went undrafted in 2022, reached Triple-A by 2024 and has twice played in the prestigious Arizona Fall League. In 2026, while splitting his appearances between starts and relief outings, the 26-year-old is 2-6 with a 5.30 ERA and 1.79 WHIP. Geber is on the same pitching staff as RJ Gordon. “It was an honor and a blessing to represent my heritage and Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic,” Geber wrote on Instagram. “I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of something so special!” (6/16/2026)
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- LHP Rob Kaminsky (Angels/AAA) is back in affiliated baseball after signing a minor-league contract with the Angels. A first-round draft pick out of high school in 2013, Kaminsky briefly pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2020. He began 2025 with the Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate, moved on to the Staten Island FerryHawks of the independent Atlantic League, and later pitched for Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic (6/16/2026)
- A hearty mazel tov to 1B Lyle Miller-Green, who recently signed a minor-league deal with the Phillies. Miller-Green spent 2024 and 2025 in the White Sox organization before joining the Down East Bird Dawgs of the independent Frontier League. As of our June 16, Miller-Green had not been assigned to a minor-league affiliate (6/16/2026)
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Freak injury halts Gelof streak
Transactions
- Cardinals place OF Zach Levenson (AA) on development list (6/23/2026)
- Mets reassign OF Sam Biller to High-A (6/19/2026)
- Phillies option RHP Max Lazar to Triple-A (6/22/2026)
- Orioles send RHP Dean Kremer to Triple-A on rehab assignment (6/21/2026)
- Yankees reassign RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A (6/21/2026)
- Mets send RHP Robert Stock to High-A on rehab assignment (6/19/2026)
- Mets promote OF Sam Biller to Triple-A (6/19/2026)
- Athletics reassign 2B Colby Halter to Double-A (6/19/2026)
- Athletics reassign 2B Colby Halter to High-A (6/19/2026)
- Marlins release 3B Michael Snyder (6/17/2026)
- Phillies sign 1B Lyle Miller-Green and assign him to Single-A (6/16/2026)
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- LHP Rob Kaminsky (Angels/AAA) is back in affiliated baseball after signing a minor-league contract with the Angels. A first-round draft pick out of high school in 2013, Kaminsky briefly pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2020. He began 2025 with the Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate, moved on to the Staten Island FerryHawks of the independent Atlantic League, and later pitched for Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic (6/16/2026)
- A hearty mazel tov to 1B Lyle Miller-Green, who recently signed a minor-league deal with the Phillies. Miller-Green spent 2024 and 2025 in the White Sox organization before joining the Down East Bird Dawgs of the independent Frontier League. As of our June 16, Miller-Green had not been assigned to a minor-league affiliate (6/16/2026)
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- A freak injury halted Zack Gelof‘s hit streak at 24 games on June 23. After flying out in the first inning against rival San Francisco, the Athletics utility man was trying to tag out runner Matt Chapman at second base when Chapman accidentally stepped on his throwing hand. Gelof left the game immediately, thus ending MLB’s longest active streak. The good news is that x-rays were negative, and Gelof did not need stitches. The 24-game streak places Gelof at No. 4 in Jewish major-league history, behind Shawn Green‘s 28-game streak with the Blue Jays in 1999, Gabe Kapler‘s 28-game stretch with the Rangers in 2000, and Ian Kinsler‘s 28-game streak with the Rangers in 2008, according to historian Bob Wechsler (6/24/2026)
- When Gelof launched his 24-game hit streak on May 25, he entered the game hitting .228 (26-for-114) with 6 HRs, 17 RBIs, and a .714 OPS. By the time the streak ended, he was hitting .282 (59-for-209) with 11 HRs, 29 RBIs, and an .834 OPS. So far this season, Gelof is hitting 16.7% of his batted balls to the opposite field and striking out at a rate of 24.1%, both career bests (6/24/2026)
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Roster Additions!
Please join us in formally welcoming the following gentlemen to Jewish Baseball News. All three played for Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
- RHP Carlos Lequerica (Tigers/High-A), whose parents are Peruvian, spent two years at a historically Black university and signed with the Tigers as an undrafted free agent in 2023. In 2025, the 25-year-old went 8-0 with a 2.35 ERA for the West Michigan Whitecaps. So far in 2026, he is 2-1 with a 5.46 ERA and 1.315 WHIP. Lequerica recently discussed his WBC experience on a podcast. “It was a surreal experience,” he said. “It was a true honor to represent Israel.” He added: “Baseball’s just another way to bring people together” (6/16/2026)
- 2B/OF Colby Halter (Athletics/AAA), a 17th-round draft pick in 2023, began 2026 in Double-A, where he hit .253 (23-for-91) with 2 HRs, 12 RBIs, a .370 OBP, and .766 OPS. Since being promoted to Triple-A, the 24-year-old is hitting .250 (15-for-60) with 3 RBIs and a .373 OBP. Halter commemorated his WBC experience with an Instagram photo of himself in a Team Israel uniform, accompanied by the hashtag #matzahballer (6/16/2026)
- RHP Jordan Geber (Mets/AA), a Mount St. Mary’s and Virginia Tech alum who went undrafted in 2022, reached Triple-A by 2024 and has twice played in the prestigious Arizona Fall League. In 2026, while splitting his appearances between starts and relief outings, the 26-year-old is 2-6 with a 5.30 ERA and 1.79 WHIP. Geber is on the same pitching staff as RJ Gordon. “It was an honor and a blessing to represent my heritage and Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic,” Geber wrote on Instagram. “I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of something so special!” (6/16/2026)
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