Today in Jewish baseball history
1945 — A line drive off the bat of Hank Greenberg fractures the skull of Boston Braves rookie pitcher Jim Wilson, resulting in two hours of surgery. Wilson will recover and pitch in the majors until 1958.
1946 — Bill Benswanger, son-in-law of Barney Dreyfuss whose family has owned the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells the franchise for $2.5 million. Singer Bing Crosby is among investors in the team.
2000 — Shawn Green hits one of four home runs by the Dodgers in the fourth inning off Chicago Cubs pitcher Phil Norton, who is making his major-league debut. Los Angeles wins 7-5. Game summary
2004 — Kevin Youkillis and Gabe Kapler both go 3-for-4 as the Boston Red Sox outslug the Detroit Tigers 11-9. Youkillis hits two of the game’s 10 home runs — including one off reliever Al Levine — and drives in four runs, and Kapler hits two doubles and has one RBI. Game summary
2005 — Adam Stern enters the game as a ninth-inning replacement in right field, joining third baseman Kevin Youkilis and left fielder Gabe Kapler in the Boston Red Sox lineup in an 11-6 victory over the Texas Rangers. Game summary
2010 — Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers is named National League Player of the Week after leading the majors with a 538 batting average, collecting14 hits and scoring eight runs.
Birthday
Craig Breslow, 1980 — The left-handed middle relief pitcher played 12 seasons for seven teams after graduating from Yale. He made his debut with the Padres in 2005, and later pitched for the Red Sox, Indians, Twins, A’s, Diamondbacks and Marlins. He currently is the Red Sox’s chief baseball officer.
MLB debuts
Harry Kane, 1902 — Pitches the final three scoreless innings of the Browns’ 8-0 loss to Cy Young and the Boston Americans. He allows one hit and two walks and strikes out two, while going 0-for-1 at the plate.
Mike Schemer, 1945 — The starting first baseman goes 2-for-4 — including a single in his first at bat — and handles seven putouts and three assists in the Giants’ 3-0 loss to the Cardinals.
Max Fried, 2017 — Pitches the final two innings, allowing no runs, two hits and two walks — one intentional — and registering one strikeout in the Braves’ 5-2 loss to the Phillies.
Recent transactions (2025)
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders placed RHP Eric Reyzelman on the 7-day injured list.
Triple-A Sacramento River Cats transferred OF Hunter Bishop to the Development List.
Princeton OF Caden Shapiro assigned to rookie Florida Complex League Pirates.
Northwestern C Bennett Markinson assigned to Florida Complex League Phillies.
Miami Marlins released 1B Matt Mervis from the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
New York Yankees optioned RHP Jake Bird to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
New York Mets assigned RHP Ben Simon to the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies from the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones.