Moe Berg was born in Harlem in 1902. He was the third child of Bernard Berg and Rose Taschker, Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, who came to the US seeking economic opportunity and religious freedom.

"The Spy Behind Home Plate," is a full-length documentary about Moe Berg, the Jewish former major-league catcher who later gathered information on the Nazis' nuclear capability for the United States.

JTA — Moe Berg’s 15-year career as a major league shortstop, catcher and coach in the 1920s and ’30s wasn’t much to speak of, but his story keeps being told in about as many ways as there ...

Origin. American baseball player Morris "Moe" Berg, whose major league career spanned 15 unillustrious seasons on four different teams between 1923 and 1939, never advanced beyond the positions of ...

During 148 games between 1932 and 1934, Moe Berg played catcher for the Washington Senators. He was also a talented spy for the US government. In a new documentary, The Spy Behind Home Plate, director ...

The record book shows that Moe Berg had 15 years in the majors as a player and two more as a coach. Born in 1902, he played for the Brooklyn Robbins, White Sox, Red Sox, Indians and Senators.

With the 2019 Major League Baseball season officially underway today, check out the trailer for “The Spy Behind Home Plate,” the first feature-length documentary about Moe Berg, the enigmatic ...

Baseball player Moe Berg, shown in Switzerland, is the subject of the documentary “The Spy Behind Home Plate.” (mTuckman Media/Courtesy of Linda McCarthy) Review by Pat Padua ( 2.5 stars ) ...

Paul Rudd was the actor entrusted with bringing Moe Berg to life in “The Catcher Was A Spy,” and in order to fulfil his task the “Ant-Man” star had to learn several languages, as Berg ...

Moe Berg wasn’t a baseball star, but his life was far more interesting than almost any other player. He was born in 1902 in New York City, he excelled academically, graduating from Princeton and ...

The major-league baseball catcher Moe Berg had a lengthy if undistinguished career on the diamond: 15 seasons, including five with the Chicago White Sox and five more in the rival hosiery of the Bo… ...

Morris “Moe” Berg was an odd duck. The baseball player and coach, who played 15 seasons for a handful of major league teams, including the Washington Senators in the early 1930s, came to be ...