Two Jewish players to appear in MLB All-Star game
The National League hasn't won in a decade. Joc Pederson and Max Fried will try to change that
The National League hasn't won in a decade. Joc Pederson and Max Fried will try to change that
For 6 seasons, the Jewish pitcher struggled. On June 30, 1962, his eminence revealed itself.
'Obviously they don’t have a yiddishe kopf running the operation,' one fan said.
Like Sandy Koufax, he had to decide whether to play on Yom Kippur
(JTA) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will add a statue of legendary Jewish pitcher Sandy Koufax to their stadium as part of a $100 million renovation project. The statue will be located next to one of Jackie Robinson, another Hall of Fame Dodger and Major League Baseball’s first black player, the Dodgers revealed at a news…
(JTA) – As Yom Kippur approaches, Jewish baseball fans hark back to the fall of 1965, when Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax said he would not take the mound in Game 1 of the World Series against the Minnesota Twins. Mind you, this was no ordinary pitcher. Koufax dominated on the hill that season for Los Angeles…
(JTA) — If you want to buy this Sandy Koufax jersey, you might need the salary of a major league baseball player. Lelands.com is auctioning a Sandy Koufax rookie jersey from 1955. As of Tuesday morning, the current bid is close to $200,000, but the auction site estimates that it could sell for as much…
If you don’t know about Sy Rosenthal, then you don’t know about the complete story of Jews in baseball. Most baseball fans are aware of the many inspirational stories produced by Jewish players in the big leagues. Naturally, the most well-known tales focus on the two biggest stars. Hank Greenberg bravely overcame rampant Anti-semitism in…
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