Tag: Houston Astros

MLB veteran Kevin Pillar, currently enjoying success with the L.A. Angels, reflects on his identity as a Jewish baseball player.
The 2024 MLB season is anticipated to feature a record number of Jewish players, following a historic 19 Jewish players appearing in a game in 2023.
Tonight, during Game 2 of the World Series, the Atlanta Braves' Jewish pitcher Max Fried will face off against the Houston Astros' Jewish hitter Alex Bregman.
Three Jewish baseball players, Alex Bregman, Joc Pederson, and Max Fried, faced the dilemma of playing on Yom Kippur during the postseason, with comparisons drawn to Sandy Koufax's historic Yom Kippur choice in 1965.
Alex Bregman's outstanding 2019 baseball season is being compared to other great seasons by Jewish baseball players, such as Ryan Braun, Shawn Green, Al Rosen, Hank Greenberg, Lou Boudreau, and Lipman Pike.
Brad Ausmus, a former catcher and coach of the Israeli national team in the World Baseball Classic, has been named the manager of the Detroit Tigers, becoming the sixth-ever Jewish big league baseball manager.