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‘A simple shared love’: A Jewish sportswriter pays tribute to his immigrant father’s baseball dreams
Veteran sportswriter Jerry Izenberg's book about his Lithuania-born father and growing up Jewish in Newark will publish on May 1
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50 years ago, a Yankee became the first designated hitter — and ‘designated Hebrew’
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Jacob Steinmetz, Orthodox pitcher, strikes out trio of Dominican stars in WBC debut
Steinmetz faced six all-stars in Israel's World Baseball Classic game. He struck out three of them.
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Meet Team Israel’s one non-Jewish player
Alex Dickerson is eligible for Israel's World Baseball Classic squad because his wife is Jewish
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Israel no-hit by Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic
The 10-0 defeat allowed Israel only 24 outs
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Meet the actual Israelis on Team Israel
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Team Israel rallies past Nicaragua in World Baseball Classic opener
Clutch hitting swings the outcome after stellar Kremer performance
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Your guide to all the Jewish baseball players in the MLB
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