Tag: Major League Baseball
Alex Bregman, the two-time World Series champion with the Houston Astros, made headlines in November 2021 during a game against the Atlanta Braves when he, along with the opposing pitcher Max Fried and outfielder Joc Pederson, were all Jewish.
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Israeli ballplayer Assaf Lowengart signs with MLB-affiliated independent team: ‘I’m trying to break as many ceilings as I can’
Assaf Lowengart, a 25-year-old Israeli ballplayer, has become the first Israeli-born position player to sign a professional baseball contract in the United States.
Ari Solomon, a high school Judaic studies teacher, is the head designer at Stadium Custom Kicks, one of the licensed gear customizers for Major League Baseball.
The San Francisco Giants made history by hiring Evan Goldstein, one of the few master sommeliers worldwide, as the first-ever master sommelier in Major League Baseball.
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.
Major League Baseball's decision to move its All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver in protest against Georgia's voting law has sparked controversy, risking the alienation of fans and the loss of its right-wing following.
Justine Siegal, the first female coach to be hired by Major League Baseball (MLB), is now coaching actors for the upcoming Amazon reboot of the film "A League of Their Own."
In 2020, a virtual MLB The Show League was organized by Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association due to the pandemic, where players controlled teams in the video game MLB The Show 20.
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How a New Book about Baseball Cards Helped Me Understand My Own Obsession with Jewish Players
A Jewish author reflects on his childhood love for collecting baseball cards with a Catholic friend, initially indifferent to players' Jewish background but later developing a curiosity and appreciation for Jewish Major Leaguers.
Al Rosen, the Cleveland Indians' former third baseman known as the Hebrew Hammer, died at 91.
Sandy Koufax, the legendary Jewish pitcher for the Dodgers, made a cultural impact by choosing not to pitch on Yom Kippur during the 1965 World Series, leading to a lesser-known encounter the next day with Lubavitcher Rebbe follower Moshe Feller, who gifted Koufax a pair of tefillin.
The article explores the duality of Ty Cobb, a legendary baseball player, and an anti-Semite.