From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Israel baseball team secures spot in Olympics for first time ever
Israel’s national baseball team punches its ticket to next year’s Olympics in Tokyo with its 11-1 win over South Africa today in a qualifying game.
The win makes Israel the only other team besides host country Japan to qualify for the 2020 games so far and marks the first time the Jewish state has ever qualified for the Olympics in baseball.
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