Bregman and Bader made it a very Jewish American League Championship Series
The Yankees had the Bronxville Bomber, but he wasn’t enough to stave off Alex Bregman and the Astros
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Sports How at least one Jewish baseball player has beaten the Koufax jinx and the Kol Nidre curse
Statistics prove that playing on the holiest day of the year can be problematic for some Jewish players — not so for Alex Bregman
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Sports Team Israel was ‘miracle team’ of the last World Baseball Classic. Check out the roster for the next one.
In contrast to the 2017 team, Team Israel 2023 will feature several current major leaguers
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