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At Yankee Stadium, MLB's first designated hitter brought back a desperately needed enthusiasm
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Sports 50 years ago, a Yankee became the first designated hitter — and ‘designated Hebrew’
In the major leagues, Ron Blomberg embraced his Jewishness, and earned a place in baseball history
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California Briefing At the World Baseball Classic, where a Jewish team always belonged
The better the World Baseball Classic got, the cooler it was that a Jewish team played in it
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Sports 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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Sports 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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Sports Israel no-hit by Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic
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Sports Meet the actual Israelis on Team Israel
The team's two Israelis get to rub shoulders with MLB talent on a top-notch diamond in front of roaring crowds. It's a welcome change
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