Baseball
Baseball in Israel gets a boost from Jerusalem’s passionate baseball mom
A Christian woman brings her love of God and baseball to Jerusalem, growing the great American game in the Holy Land.
Fan carrying a Palestinian flag ran onto the field in Yankee Stadium during 9/11 commemorations
From Little League to Team Israel: Baseball takes root across the Holy Land
Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
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.
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.”
The Jewish Sport Report: A legendary Jewish sportswriter
This is what's going on in the Jewish sports world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
