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Omri Casspi signs a basketball for a Golden State Warriors fan. (Courtesy Golden State Warriors;NBAE/Getty Images)
December 2, 2018, 11:15 am
Jewish athletes condemn anti-Semitism in wake of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Football, basketball and baseball players say they were shocked by the attack but are not concerned for their own safety as they travel, train and compete
By Jimmy Golen
Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler (3) stands by second as umpire Angel Hernandez, right, watches play during the second inning of the Tigers' baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. (AP/Tony Gutierrez)
August 22, 2017, 11:59 am
Tiger Ian Kinsler gets big-league fine for ump trash talking
Jewish second baseman sets off protest by umpires, who say symbolically high $10,000 penalty not enough
By Yaakov Schwartz
Sandy Koufax is out front in the Ron Lewis painting of Jewish major leaguers and others. The sale of 500 autographed prints is partly for profit and charity. (JewishBaseballPlayer.com/JTA)
December 28, 2014, 1:52 pm
Jewish ballplayers go to bat for charities in ‘team portrait’
500 signed prints a triple threat of sports fandom, a for-profit venture and charitable giving
By Hillel Kuttler
Houston Astros pitcher Josh Zeid says he'd love to go on a 'Baseball Birthright' trip. (Courtesy of Houston Astros)
June 23, 2014, 5:15 am
Duo hopes MLB ‘Baseball Birthright’ pitch catches on
Filmmaker and sportswriter put together a Jewish identity-building trip to Israel for current and former professional players
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Detroit Tigers first-year manager Brad Ausmus, a player for 18 seasons, throwing some batting practice prior to a game against the Baltimore Orioles, May 13, 2014. (Hillel Kuttler/JTA)
June 1, 2014, 4:14 pm
Tigers roar with Jewish duo Ausmus and Kinsler
Detroit’s Jewish community kvells over its team’s combination of Jewish manager and player
By Hillel Kuttler
Josh Zeid pitching a game for the Houston Astros. (screen capture: YouTube)
May 16, 2014, 11:15 pm
Josh Zeid’s road to ‘The Show’ an excellent adventure
After an up-and-down tenure in Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros pitcher is in the zone
By Hillel Kuttler
Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers (Scott Paulus/Milwaukee Brewers/JTA)
March 29, 2014, 9:35 am
A minyan of Jewish Major Leaguers on deck for new season
Braun’s back, Kinsler’s in Detroit, and other MOTs in MLB strut their stuff in spring training
By Hillel Kuttler
Brad Ausmus is introduced as the new Detroit Tigers manager during a news conference in Detroit Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Ausmus replaces Jim Leyland who stepped down as manager.(photo credit: AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
November 8, 2013, 7:00 pm
Israel team post helps Ausmus to Tigers manager job
Major League Baseball veteran’s gig as coach in the Holy Land last year is one of the more important lines on his resume
By JTA and Howard Blas
President Shimon Peres with Major League Baseball player Brad Ausmus in May 2012. (Photo credit: CC BY-SA, US Embassy of Tel Aviv/Wikimedia Commons)
November 4, 2013, 12:59 am
Tigers pick Israel’s manager in WBC bid as new skipper
Brad Ausmus will be the only Jewish manager in Major League Baseball
By JTA
Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis (photo credit: Flickr/ Keith Allison CC BY-SA)
July 15, 2013, 8:50 pm
Slim pickings for Jewish fans at 2013 MLB All-Star Game
Perennial Jewish standouts struggling this year; Indian’s Kipnis, a practicing Catholic, identifies with Jewish ancestry
By Lazar Berman
Israel's Nate Freiman, right, is congratulated by third base coach Mark Loretta after hitting a home run against South Africa in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic qualifier baseball game in Jupiter, Florida, on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
September 24, 2012, 9:53 am
Israel’s hopes dashed by Spain in World Baseball Classic
Upset knocks Israel out of competition, but manager says there is room for sport to grow at home
By Gabe Fisher
Brad Ausmus, the new coach of Israel's World Classic Baseball team, with Israel's young baseball players on Wednesday (photo credit: Michal Shmulovich)
September 20, 2012, 6:34 pm
Israel slugs out win for World Baseball Classic debut
Nate Freiman hits two home runs in 7-3 rout of South Africa
By Asher Zeiger
September 16, 2012, 4:15 pm
Team Israel’s baseball classic roster includes Shawn Green, Gabe Kapler
Israel faces South Africa on Sept. 19 when the double-elimination tournament will send its overall winner to the world baseball classic in March
Israeli pitcher Shlomo Lipetz. (photo credit: courtesy)
September 11, 2012, 8:05 pm
Field of Zionist dreams
Though baseball is a ‘Jewish sport,’ its roots in Israel are still taking hold. Team Israel is taking to the baseball diamond this week in South Florida in a bid to participate in the March 2013 World Baseball Classic. How did the blue and white players get there, and what are their chances?
By Howard Blas
Kevin Youkilis, Jewish New York Yankees infielder (CC BY Joe Bielawa/WIkipedia)
August 23, 2012, 9:03 am
White Sox’s Youkilis to play for Israel in the World Baseball Classic
Chicago slugger one of several Jewish Americans expected to join team for tournament
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