Ron Kaplan
By Ron Kaplan
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Fast Forward 5 Jewish Baseball Players Homered On One Day — Can We All Stand And Cheer?
(JTA) — June 8 will go own in the record books as the slamming-est day for Jewish batters in Major League Baseball history. Five members of the tribe combined for six home runs on Friday to help their respective teams to victory. Here’s the scorecard: Ryan Braun, “The Hebrew Hammer,” cracked two big flies, driving in five…
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Fast Forward Dodgers Joc Pederson Sets Jewish Record With Third World Series Home Run
(JTA) — Joc Pederson, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ outfielder, has set a new home run record for Jewish players in the World Series play. During Game Six in California Tuesday night, Pederson blasted a homer as an insurance run in the Dodgers’ 3-1 win over the visiting Houston Astros, to force a seventh game. The…
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Culture All The Jewish Major Leaguers To Watch As Baseball Returns
(JTA) — In baseball, they say time begins on Opening Day. Everyone has a chance for a fresh start. Most of the old familiar names are back, although some have new addresses. If you count Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, there are nine Jews who begin the year on Major League rosters. But then there’s…
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