Jacob Gurvis

3 weeks ago | mlb.com | Jacob Gurvis

LOS ANGELES -- Through the first 19 games of this season, it seemed like Tyler Soderstrom couldn’t stop hitting home runs, even if he tried. Through his first 73 at-bats, the 23-year-old had cranked nine home runs, while amassing a .712 slugging percentage and 1.095 OPS. During that stretch, the 2020 first-round pick had three two-homer games, including Opening Day, becoming the fifth (and youngest) player with three multi-homer games in his team’s first 17 games of a season.

3 weeks ago | jta.org | Jacob Gurvis

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL after a social media spat with a fan that included discussion of the Israel-Hamas war and accusations of antisemitism. Cifu, a vice chairman and part-owner of the defending Stanley Cup champions since 2013, is Jewish and had five Israeli flag emojis in the bio of his X account, which has since been deactivated.

3 weeks ago | bvmsports.com | Jacob Gurvis

3 weeks ago | mlb.com | Jacob Gurvis

LOS ANGELES -- Jacob Wilson's locker is in the visiting team’s clubhouse this week at Dodger Stadium. But for the Athletics’ rookie shortstop, Tuesday’s series opener against the Dodgers represented a homecoming of sorts. Wilson grew up in Thousand Oaks, a suburb around 30 miles northwest of Chavez Ravine. “It feels awesome; being able to come back here and play in this stadium is obviously super cool for me,” Wilson said pregame.

1 month ago | jta.org | Jacob Gurvis

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Seymour Weiner, a Jewish World War II veteran, lifelong Brooklynite and a beloved New York Mets superfan, died Tuesday at 98 years old. Weiner had been one of the earliest main characters to emerge during the Mets’ storybook 2024 season, which saw the team overcome a slow start to rocket into the MLB playoffs with the help of good-will ambassadors like Weiner, McDonalds mascot Grimace and shortstop-turned-rapper Jose Iglesias.