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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

Shawn Green

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
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
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
An Israeli Baseball League player in 2007 (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 22, 2012, 11:24 am
High hopes again for Israeli baseball
A roster of Jewish-American stars makes it a contender in the World Baseball Classic
By Josef Federman and Aron Heller
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