Baseball

Your Investments: Opening day, leaving Egyptian exodus with great wealth, and financial optimism

When the Israelites left Egypt, they carried more than gold and silver. They carried a new financial reality. After generations of limitations, they stepped into a future where growth was possible.

Mar 28, 2019; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels players line up before the game at Oakland Coliseum
Israeli pitcher-catcher duo, Ben Simons and C.J. Stubbs.

Israel closes out WBC campaign with statement victory over Netherlands

DEAN KREMER took charge on the mound, while Noah Mendlinger powered the offense in Israel’s 5-0 victory over Nicaragua in a World Baseball Classic result that clinched the blue-and-white’s berth in the 2029 tournament.

Israel blanks Nicaragua behind dominant pitching for key World Baseball Classic win

Team Israel's veteran MLB pitcher Robert Stock dominated Marlins hitters with a 97 MPH fastball.

Team Israel sharp in tune-up wins as Ausmus eyes WBC statement in Miami


These six Jewish baseball players were just drafted into the MLB

The best bellwether of what’s to come is the MLB Draft, which included 20 rounds split between the past three nights. A total of 614 players were drafted this year.

 Illustrative photo of a baseball.

Jewish University of Virginia star Jake Gelof selected in second round of MLB Draft

Gelof joins a talented group of Jewish prospects who have been drafted in recent years.

 Jake Gelof playing for the University of Virginia, April 10, 2022.

MLB team members forced to take New York public transportation due to motorcade

While professional athletes spend months training for their season, they may not have been trained to sit in stand-still traffic while crossing paths with President Joe Biden's motorcade in NYC.

Citi Field baseball stadium in New York, home field of the New York Mets

Chicago Cubs slugger Matt Mervis sells Hebrew merch to ‘help grow’ baseball in Israel

“I learned a lot,” he said about his experience on Team Israel. “Just talking to everybody and learning more about the culture and life in Israel and things that my grandmother grew up with.”

Jun 10, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Matt Mervis (22) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning at Oracle Park

From pitching to prayers: Synagogues should take a lesson from baseball - opinion

The effectiveness of MLB policy cutting down on lengths of games got me thinking that, just maybe, there is hope for cutting down on long synagogue services.

 LOS ANGELES Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani warms up prior to a game against the Seattle Mariners. Perhaps synagogues can take a lesson from Major League Baseball, says the writer.

On her 100th birthday, a Holocaust survivor threw a first pitch at a Yankees-Rays game

Kahan stood confidently on the Tropicana Field pitcher’s mound with her daughter and son by her side. It didn’t matter that the throw only made it halfway.

 May 19, 2023; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; a general view of the stadium before a game featuring the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

The Jewish Sport Report: Israel shoots for World Cup history in Argentina

Israel appears for the first time at the under-20s World Cup, marking its first appearance since its 1970 World Cup debut.

 MEMBERS OF the Israel Under-20 National Team take part in an event with the Buenos Aires Jewish community this week prior to the start of the FIFA U20 World Cup.

Blue-and-white junior baseball team captures PONY Euro title, headed to World Series

“We finally won. Nobody remembers the name of Bar Kochva’s deputy and nobody gets credit for second place.” 

 TEAM ISRAEL celebrates on the field after their PONY League Under-18 European Championship title in Germany this week.

The Jewish Sport Report: A legendary Jewish sportswriter

This is what's going on in the Jewish sports world.

 Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) shoots the basketball against Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney (5) during the first quarter in game two of the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Golden 1 Center.

Why are there so many Jewish sports halls of fame?

At first, Rawitch told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, he questioned whether he was truly worthy of being honored alongside fellow Hoosiers.

 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum