News 10 Jewish baseball players from history who you may not know (but should) An updated version of sports writer Howard Megdal’s “The Baseball Talmud” offers the perfect opportunity to ...

If the only history-making Jewish feat in baseball this week had been a historic grand slam, it would have been enough. But then a half-dozen Jewish ballplayers were picked in the MLB Draft ...

In all, 615 players were selected in 20 rounds split over three days, meaning that the six players identified by Jewish Baseball News represent less than 1% of the new MLB class.

Hardcore Jewish baseball fans may recall the 1959 World Series, a matchup between the Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox, which also included three Jewish players: L.A.’s pitching roster boasted ...

‘Famous Jewish sports legends,'” the stewardess replied.This scene is from the 1980 movie, “Airplane!” Although it’s not too far from the truth, there have been several Jewish baseball […] ...

Whatever happened to Jewish baseball players? Not that they're an extinct species - several Jews are currently playing in the major leagues or working their way through the minors - but Jewish ...

When a group of mostly American Jewish baseball players arrived in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics, they had multiple responsibilities. First among them was to represent Team Israel in its first-ever ...

For Jewish fans of America’s Pastime, there is plenty to look forward to this season, from Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried starting on Opening Day to the fashionable Joc Pederson playing for reigning ...

But they were far from the only Jewish ballplayers to make an impact on the game over the course of the 20th century. Howard Megdal, who writes for Baseball Prospectus and extensively on women’s ...

To mark the moment, we’ve highlighted 10 less heralded players from its long list — all who played well before contemporary Jewish baseball stars like Alex Bregman and Max Fried were born.

10 Jewish baseball players from history who you may not know (but should) While Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg and other modern stars get all the glory, here are ten unheralded Jewish baseball ...