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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: How playing for Team Israel changed Garrett Stubbs’ relationship with the country he still hopes to visit
This week saw the first-ever grand slam hit by a Jewish batter off a Jewish pitcher
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Fast Forward Meet the 6 Jewish baseball players selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
From a College Baseball World Series breakout star to a Siberian-born slugger, these are the Jewish players selected in this week’s MLB Draft
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News Philadelphia Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs makes ‘history’ — and embraces his role as a Jewish ballplayer
Stubbs helped lift Team Israel to its sole 2023 World Baseball Classic victory and has said he plans to rejoin the team in 2026
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Sports This baseball star’s life paralleled Jackie Robinson’s — this Jewish sportswriter wants to make sure he’s not forgotten
Jerry Izenberg has made it his crusade to honor Hall of Famer Larry Doby
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Fast Forward Mayim Bialik is producing a movie about YU basketball’s historic 50-game winning streak
“While it has certainly been a complicated year, what remains true is that stories of Jewish ingenuity, perseverance, and resilience are necessary more than ever,” Bialik said
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Sports Ryan Turell, Orthodox Jewish pro basketball player, will take talents to Israel
Turell spent his first two seasons in the NBA G League
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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 The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish hockey star will be a top-10 NHL draft pick
Zeev Buium, whose parents and extended family are Israeli, made his NCAA DI debut on Oct. 7, hours after news broke of Hamas’ attack
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
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Fast Forward Ben Shapiro denounces Tucker Carlson at Heritage, urges policing of conservative movement
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Fast Forward Citing Sydney attack, police in London say they will now arrest those who chant ‘globalize the intifada’
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