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Baseball more than a game in ‘going … going … GONE!’
In 1958, the Dodgers’ first season in Los Angeles, 8-year-old Ken Levine got a hometown baseball team and his first taste of legendary play-by-play announcer Vin Scully. The rest is history.
At Maccabi, forging Jewish identity between the baselines
When I was 10, my family got frum, and I started playing baseball. Oddly, the overlap wasn’t a coincidence: Our new rabbi added me to his Little League team and taught me how to throw; I broke in my first mitt — and a new peer group — playing catch with his son.
Highly touted baseball prospect Alex Bregman to make MLB debut for Astros
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
Dean Kremer became the first Israeli to sign a contract with a Major League Baseball team.
Thanks to viral video, Holocaust survivor gets wish to sing at Detroit Tigers game
An 89-year-old Holocaust survivor will sing the American national anthem at a Detroit Tigers baseball game, after her granddaughter circulated a video of her that went viral online.
Baseball’s back: Here’s a look at 8 Jewish major leaguers and a manager
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?