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News Orthodox minor-league pitcher Jacob Steinmetz is eating kosher delivery, walking to the stadium on Shabbat — and staying focused on the game
Steinmetz, who in 2021 became the first Orthodox Jewish player drafted into MLB, was elevated to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ High-A affiliate in June
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Sports ‘Best friends I ever had’: Willie Mays’ treasured bond with a Jewish family
Mays, who died Tuesday at 93, counted Jacob Shemano as a friend and financial advisor — and golf coach
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Sports As MLB veteran Kevin Pillar enjoys a late-career resurgence in LA, he’s come to appreciate his place as a Jewish baseball star
In a wide-ranging interview with JTA, Pillar reflected on his upbringing, his relationship with Israel and his legacy as one of the game’s most accomplished Jewish players
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Sports Jewish Sports Report: Is this the year Max Fried finally wins the Cy Young?
This season, Fried has taken his dominance to a new level
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Sports He outdueled Sandy Koufax to win the greatest Jewish pitching showdown of all time
Remembering Kenny Holtzman, the thinking man's baseball hero
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Fast Forward Ken Holtzman, winningest Jewish pitcher in MLB history, dies at 78
He would later work at a local JCC and as a manager in Israel’s short-lived professional baseball league
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Culture Baseball’s Jewish iron man has played 21 straight seasons for the Red Sox and hasn’t missed a single game
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