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The Jewish Sport Report: A legendary Jewish sportswriter

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

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
29/04/2023

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.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
22/04/2023

Jewish Yankee Harrison Bader talks baseball over matzah ball soup and pastrami at Liebman’s Deli

Harrison Bader discusses his career, being Jewish, and whether his mother's cooking gives him an edge.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
22/04/2023

Climate change is causing more home runs in baseball - study

If current climate trends continue there will be 192 additional long balls per year by 2050 and 467 more per season by 2100, researchers said.

All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2023

Last year, 17 Jewish players appeared in a game — a likely record. This season, the number could be even higher.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
25/03/2023

Ryan Lavarnway, Team Israel veteran and World Series champ, retires from MLB

“An outsider might say there were more downs than ups, but I wouldn’t give back a single day.” Lavarnway wrote in an essay in The Athletic.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
23/03/2023

Team Israel exits World Baseball Classic with 5-1 loss to Venezuela

With the loss, Israel exits the WBC in fourth place in Pool D with a 1-3 record, but will automatically qualify for the 2026 tournament.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
16/03/2023

American Jews — and allies — turn out to support Israel at the World Baseball Classic

Team Israel superfan Michael Ignagni has been at each of Israel’s WBC games this week in Miami.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
16/03/2023

Orthodox prospect Jacob Steinmetz shines for Team Israel in World Baseball Classic loss

Jacob Steinmetz, the first Orthodox Jew to be drafted into the MLB, struck out three batters – including a six-time All-Star and a World Series MVP.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
15/03/2023

Israeli and Dominican teams host a ceremony to promote friendship at the World Baseball Classic

Israel and the Dominican Republic also signed a memorandum of understanding to emphasize the friendship between the two countries.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
15/03/2023
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