Baseball (MLB): |
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As of July 30, Milwaukee Brewers' left fielder Ryan Braun (Jewish father) was batting .287 with 14 HR and 61 RBI. Minnesota Twins' center fielder Sam Fuld (Jewish father) was batting .264 with 2 HR and 21 RBI. Third baseman Danny Valencia was traded from the Kansas City Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is batting .277 with 2 HR and 11 RBI. Pittsburgh Pirates' first baseman Ike Davis is batting .244 with 7 HR and 33 RBI. | |
On the pitcher's mound, Boston Red Sox' Craig Breslow has a 2-2 won-loss record with a 4.62 earned run average in 37 innings in 39 games. Houston Astros' Scott Feldman (Jewish father) has a 4-8 won-loss record with a 4.39 ERA in 108 2/3 innings in 19 games. He has struck out 62 batters while walking just 35. Refuah Shlayma: Josh Zeid is out for the season, and will have surgery on his feet. He posted a 6.97 ERA in 20 2/3 innings in 23 games, and recorded 18 strike outs and 7 walks. |
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Men's Basketball (Israeli National Team): The Israeli National Team finished in 1st place out of 4 teams in a pre- Eurobasket tournament in Russia, winning 2 of their 3 games. Omri Casspi, one of two Israeli NBA players, scored 10, 13, and 19 points respectively in their 3 games. |
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Soccer (MLS): Midfielder Banny Feilhaber (Jewish father) has netted 3 goals and 5 assists in 20 games for Sporting Kansas City this year. Kansas City goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum has won all 4 of his games since returning to the line-up. |
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Men's Tennis (ATP): Dudi Sela is ranked 88th in the World, with a 15-17 won-loss record in singles, and earnings of $283,070. He has a 1-3 record in doubles, with earnings of $4785. |
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Women's Tennis (WTA): Shahar Peer is ranked 88th in the World, with a singles won-loss record of 12-18 and a doubles record of 10-9, She has combined earnings of $205,499 in 18 events she has played thus far in 2014. |