Major League Baseball

Play ball! Eve Harow interviews a variety of people beginning with Peter Kurz, who heads the IAB - Israel Association of Baseball . Listen to Major League Baseball players Jon Moscot, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Corey Baker, St. Louis Cardinals, and Josh Zeid, Houston Astros representing Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic in March in Korea.

Israel / Sports / US / Jewish

Diplomatic Ties with US May Strike Out Baseball in Cuba

By JTA

Cuba has “the largest pool of untapped baseball talent in the world, and Major League Baseball may tap and leave Cuba dry.

Sports / News Briefs / Jewish

Detroit Tigers' New Jewish Relief Pitcher Brings Team Closer to a Minyan

By JTA

The time has come for the Tigers to start looking for a rabbi and chazan.

Judaism / Sports / News Briefs / US

Ryan Braun’s Suspension Erases His ‘Good-Guy’ Image

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ryan Braun, whose father is from Israel, not only lost the chance to play out the reason of the season with the Milwaukee Brewers after he accepted his 65-day suspension for drug use, he also lost his image of the “good guy” who had convinced many that he was innocent of using performance drugs. "As […]

Religion / News Briefs / US / Jewish

Museum Seeks Jews’ Memories of Baseball

By JTA

Do you remember where you were when Sandy Koufax said he would not play on Yom Kippur. The National Museum of American Jewish History is looking for you.

News Briefs

Team Israel’s Baseball Classic Roster Includes Green, Kapler

By JTA

Team Israel has announced its 28-man roster for the World Baseball Classic Qualifier, which begins this week. Two former Major League Baseball players, Shawn Green and Gabe Kapler, will play outfield when Israel faces South Africa in Jupiter, Fla. on Sept. 19, according to a news release. The double-elimination tournament will send its overall winner […]