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Helen Kahan, center, with her daughter Livia Wein and son Lucian Kahan, at the Yankees-Rays game in Tampa Bay, May 5, 2023. (Courtesy Tampa Bay Rays via JTA)
May 23, 2023, 7:35 pm
Holocaust survivor throws 1st pitch at Yankees-Rays game on 100th birthday
Helen Kahan, who was imprisoned in multiple concentration camps, says she is ‘grateful that I am here to tell my story and help the world remember’
By Max Baker
From left to right: Rowdy Tellez, Alex Bregman, Harrison Bader, Max Fried, Joc Pederson, Garrett Stubbs. (Getty Images; design by Mollie Suss via JTA)
April 3, 2023, 1:26 am
All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2023
The new Major League Baseball season has the potential to be a historic one for Jews playing America’s favorite pastime
By jacob gurvis
Baseball players from the David Posnack Jewish Day School pose with local Dominican teens at a ceremony March 14, 2023, in Miami. (Jacob Gurvis/ JTA)
March 17, 2023, 3:23 am
Israeli, Dominican teams gather to promote friendship at World Baseball Classic
Hours before a humiliating 10-0 loss, Israel hosts the DR for a ceremony celebrating the countries’ shared history and highlighting their fight against bigotry and antisemitism
By jacob gurvis
Stu Moss, left, and David Bogatz at Team Israel's game against Puerto Rico, Monday, March 13, 2022, at the World Baseball Classic in Miami. (Jacob Gurvis/ JTA)
March 16, 2023, 2:19 am
US Jews — and allies — turn out to support Israel at the World Baseball Classic
While brought to the Miami tournament by love of the game, supporters of the Jewish state agree – their love for the Israeli team is about more than just baseball
By jacob gurvis
Garrett Stubbs, Ryan Lavarnway and Noah Mendlinger are playing for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Miami. (Courtesy/ via JTA)
March 16, 2023, 2:19 am
How Israel built its most talented roster ever for the 2023 World Baseball Classic
Though it’s faced some of its toughest challengers to date, Team Israel brought an unprecedented number of top MLB athletes – and here’s how it happened
By jacob gurvis
Israel left fielder Spencer Horowitz is unable to catch a ball hit by Dominican Republic's Juan Soto for a double during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Miami. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)
March 15, 2023, 6:13 am
Israel knocked out of World Baseball Classic with 10-0 loss to Dominican Republic
Team manages only 1 hit a day after coming out on the losing side of a historic perfect game, eliminating it from contention ahead of Wednesday match against undefeated Venezuela
By ToI Staff
Israel's Colton Gordon delivers a pitch during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Puerto Rico in Miami, Florida, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
March 14, 2023, 5:20 am
Israel loses 10-0 to Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic’s 1st-ever perfect game
No Israeli batters make it on base in dispiriting loss; team faces vaunted Dominican Republic and Venezuela in the coming days
By jacob gurvis
Israel's Noah Mendlinger hits during the second inning of a World Baseball Classic game, March 12, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (AP/ Marta Lavandier)
March 12, 2023, 11:37 pm
Israel rallies to top Nicaragua in first game of 2023 World Baseball Classic
Team with high expectations after surprise 2017 performance comes from behind to win 3-1, as it looks ahead to tougher competition in opening round robin stage
By ToI Staff
Custom cleats are shown Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in New York. Many players in this year's World Baseball Classic—where Alex Katz is a pitcher on Israel's team, will be wearing custom-designed cleats produced by his company Stadium Custom Kicks. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
March 10, 2023, 5:41 pm
Stars of David, Mensch on a Bench feature on Team Israel’s custom cleats for WBC
Stadium Custom Cleats, a company owned by Alex Katz, a pitcher for Israel at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, is livening up the shoes worn at the World Baseball Classic
By Ronald Blum
From left to right: Dean Kremer, Richard Bleier, Ian Kinsler and Joc Pederson. (Photos from Getty Images via JTA; Design by Mollie Suss)
March 10, 2023, 5:38 am
Team Israel is playing in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Here’s what to watch for
As the Jewish state gears up to start the series in Miami on March 12, we outline how the tournament works, who’s on the Israeli team, who Israel is set to play, and what to expect
By jacob gurvis
Darryl Strawberry at the Western Wall during his first visit to Israel in 2018. (Courtesy of Strawberry via JTA)
March 9, 2023, 6:56 am
Ex-MLB star Strawberry, in new career as a preacher, to headline pro-Israel NY event
New York Mets icon will particapate in Thursday panel on support for Israel among non-Jews, which is organized by Jewish National Fund-USA
By Gabe Friedman
Jeff Passan on the set of 'Baseball Tonight' during the 2021 AL Wild Card game at Fenway Park. (Allen Kee/ESPN Images via JTA)
March 1, 2023, 4:04 am
ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Hebrew school, Sandy Koufax and Jewish baseball history
For fans of America’s favorite pastime, he’s everywhere. The ubiquitous sports reporter answers some curveballs about his time in the field
By jacob gurvis
Chaim Bloom, Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer, talks with reporters in the dugout prior to a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Fenway Park, July 27, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
February 26, 2023, 1:14 am
Red Sox exec Chaim Bloom says he’s suffered antisemitism over baseball team’s woes
Bloom, who observes Shabbat and kashrut, takes responsibility for Boston squad’s poor performance since he took over in 2019, says he’s received death threats
By jacob gurvis
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman leads Congregation Beth Yeshurun in the Hanukkah blessing on December 21, 2022. (Daniel Bissonnet/Houston Jewish Herald-Voice)
December 30, 2022, 6:29 am
Houston Astros star Alex Bregman celebrates Hanukkah at local synagogue
Hundreds of fans attend holiday reception, during which all-star recalls his bar mitzvah speech, his favorite Hanukah gifts and his not-yet kosher line of beef jerky
By Matt Samuels
Alon Leichman pitching for Team Israel in this undated photo. (Courtesy IAB)
December 25, 2022, 5:15 am
Wild pitch: How an Israeli kibbutznik became a Cincinnati Reds pitching coach
Alon Leichman is the first athlete born in Israel to make it to the major leagues, but even after years working his way up in the US, he hasn’t forgotten where he comes from
By Elli Wohlgelernter
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