Baseball
From Little League to Team Israel: Baseball takes root across the Holy Land
The number of teams and players gathered in Tel Aviv on that sunny Friday was a testament to just how far baseball has come in Israel. It was not always this way.
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Israel closes out WBC campaign with statement victory over Netherlands
No Jews in MLB hall of fame for decades, here's who can break the streak
The ballot is voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, and to get into the Hall, a player must receive at least 75% of the vote.
Alex Bregman, Ryan Braun and other Jewish MLB stars call on fans to support Israel
“I am a Jew,” says Danny Valencia, who hit 96 home runs over an eight-year MLB career. Many other players then repeat the line.
Silence is complicity in non-support of Israel - opinion
Amid all the messages from athletes and teams condemning Hamas attacks, the exceptions stand out.
Alex Bregman draws Star of David on hat during MLB playoff win
Bregman followed in the footsteps of players such as Julian Edelman and Deni Avdija, who have also sported Jewish symbols on their uniforms after crises affecting Jews around the world.
Israeli MLB player Dean Kremer says Israel will be 'in the back of my head'
Kremer became the first Israeli drafted into the big leagues in 2015 when he was selected by the San Diego Padres.
San Francisco Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler after disappointing season
With Kapler’s firing, San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin becomes the league’s lone Jewish skipper.
‘Emotional support alligator’ expelled from baseball game
Wally was turned away from the stadium, despite having been invited to the game.
The MLB has more Jewish players than ever
None of them will face a Yom Kippur dilemma this year, like Sandy Koufax's decision to sit out Game 1 of the 1965 World Series.
Remembering Jewish baseball legend Hank Greenberg’s 1934 Rosh Hashanah dilemma
In the end, Greenberg played. As the Tigers took the field, Jews in Detroit took their seats for Rosh Hashanah services.
Catcher writes about how playing for Israel brought him closer to Judaism
In “Baseball and Belonging", Ryan Lavarnway chronicles his life, athletic career and how a call from Israel’s burgeoning baseball program helped him find his Judaism.
