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For 6 seasons, the Jewish pitcher struggled. On June 30, 1962, his eminence revealed itself.
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News 3 Jewish fathers and their pro athlete sons talk sports and Judaism
'He was there, showing up,' former NFL player Ali Marpet said of his father
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Sports ‘Ironic’: Koufax statue to be unveiled on Shabbat
'Obviously they don’t have a yiddishe kopf running the operation,' one fan said.
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Sports A Jewish Giant gets slapped by a Cincinnati Red — and mostly shrugs it off
A baseball beef for the fantasy football generation.
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Sports These Jews were among baseball’s all-time greats — but do they count as Jewish baseball players?
If you convert after your career is over, were your accomplishments Jewish feats? The Talmudic answer is unclear.
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Sports Jewish in the big leagues: Power hitter Shawn Green dishes at White House event
Like Sandy Koufax, he had to decide whether to play on Yom Kippur
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Opinion Odessa, Ukraine has a rich Jewish baseball history
Fewer than 200 Jews have played in the majors. But three Jewish players born in Odessa, the Ukrainian city now under heavy Russian siege, excelled in their adopted sport.
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