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Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (2) reacts after scoring a run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning in game seven of the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium.

Alex Bregman draws Star of David on hat during MLB playoff win

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 ISRAELI-AMERICAN PITCHER Dean Kremer made his first career playoff start for the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday while thinking about family members in Israel.

Israeli MLB player Dean Kremer says Israel will be 'in the back of my head'

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 San Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler (19) walks to the bullpen during a Spring Training workout at Oracle Park.

San Francisco Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler after disappointing season

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) recovered from a poacher, and given by the police to the director of the crocodile hatchery, rest inside a plastic bag before being released into nature at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Illegal hunting and hybridization with American

‘Emotional support alligator’ expelled from baseball game

 Max Fried delivers a pitch in a spring training game against the Tampa Bay Rays, March 21, 2021.

The MLB has more Jewish players than ever

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 A BASEBALL team will never win a game by everyone only trying to hit home runs.

Remembering Jewish baseball legend Hank Greenberg’s 1934 Rosh Hashanah dilemma

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 Ryan Lavarnway, September 28, 2011.

Catcher writes about how playing for Israel brought him closer to Judaism

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 A BASEBALL team will never win a game by everyone only trying to hit home runs.

How ‘Pitching Ninja’ Rob Friedman became one of the most popular Jewish personalities in baseball

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 MANY OF players who suited up for Team Israel at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 will be back donning the blue-and-white this month at the World Baseball Classic, where Israel will be playing in Pool D in Miami.

Why has Israel been hosting so many international sports tournaments?

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 Illustrative photo of a baseball.

These six Jewish baseball players were just drafted into the MLB

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 Jake Gelof playing for the University of Virginia, April 10, 2022.

Jewish University of Virginia star Jake Gelof selected in second round of MLB Draft

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
Citi Field baseball stadium in New York, home field of the New York Mets

MLB team members forced to take New York public transportation due to motorcade

Jun 10, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Matt Mervis (22) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning at Oracle Park

Chicago Cubs slugger Matt Mervis sells Hebrew merch to ‘help grow’ baseball in Israel

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
 LOS ANGELES Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani warms up prior to a game against the Seattle Mariners. Perhaps synagogues can take a lesson from Major League Baseball, says the writer.

From pitching to prayers: Synagogues should take a lesson from baseball - opinion

By HOWARD BLAS
 May 19, 2023; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; a general view of the stadium before a game featuring the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

On her 100th birthday, a Holocaust survivor threw a first pitch at a Yankees-Rays game

By Max Baker/JTA