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Highly touted baseball prospect Alex Bregman to make MLB debut for Astros
Jewish Journal
July 26, 2016
Alex Bregman, a Jewish player and one of Major League Baseball’s top prospects, has been called up by the Houston Astros.
Los Angeles Dodgers sign Israeli in Major League first
Jewish Journal
June 17, 2016
Dean Kremer became the first Israeli to sign a contract with a Major League Baseball team.
Baseball, Jews and the American dream
Jared Sichel
April 7, 2016
In 1903, the Yiddish-language Forverts published a letter from a Russian immigrant, who’d written to say he didn’t understand the point of the game of baseball, the sport so beloved by all Americans.
Baseball’s back: Here’s a look at 8 Jewish major leaguers and a manager
Jewish Journal
April 4, 2016
Will Joc Pederson rebound from his second-half struggles of last season? Can Kevin Pillar build on his strong 2015 campaign? Will injuries derail one-time MVP Ryan Braun?
Israel baseball creating diamonds in the desert
Jewish Journal
November 4, 2015
America’s pastime, meet the Holy Land.
Along with Jewish vendors, another Cubs legacy at risk–losing
Jewish Journal
October 20, 2015
I wrote a story last year about the Orthodox Jewish vendors that used to work Cubs games at Wrigley Field.
Praying for a World Series berth, Cubs fans turn to Orthodox rabbi
Jewish Journal
October 20, 2015
Is God a Cubs fan? For long-suffering mortal supporters of the Chicago franchise, which has not won a World Series since 1908 (and has not even played in one since 1945), the answer may appear to be no.
NY Mets in the playoffs: Should they be thanking Bernie Madoff?
Jewish Journal
October 9, 2015
Having endured a nine-year playoff drought, New York Mets fans are used to blaming Bernie Madoff for the team’s woes.
Why Sandy Koufax sitting out a World Series game still matters 50 years later
Jewish Journal
September 8, 2015
Jesse Agler was pretty talented as a catcher and pitcher in Little League, yet his parents benched him regularly.
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