Baseball

Israel just misses European baseball semis

Late blue-and-white rally falls short against the Czechs in the quarterfinal after a dominant win over the Swiss.

CHASE ENGELHARD helped spearhead Israel’s ninth-inning comeback against the Czech Republic yesterday, which ultimately came up a run short in a 4-3 quarterfinal defeat at the Baseball European Championship in Rotterdam.
TEAM ISRAEL starter Justin Alintoff pitched a complete game against Switzerland at the European Baseball Championship in Rotterdam.

Justin Alintoff leads Team Israel to 9-1 win, quarterfinals berth at Euro Baseball

TEAM ISRAEL veteran Robb Paller's grand slam turned the game around for the blue-and-white, while starter Justin Alintoff (inset) kept the Israelis in it until the team's bats woke up in their come-from-behind 8-4 victory over France at the European Baseball Championship in Rotterdam.

Israel beats France, then loses to Brits to open Baseball Euros

A view of Yankee Stadium on Sept. 11, 2016.

Yankees knowingly drafted player who once drew a swastika on a Jewish classmate’s door


Jewish baseball fans have created an exhaustive list of Jewish players. They missed Monte Pfeiffer

Monte Pfeiffer, who played a single game for the Philadelphia Athletics some 112 years ago, had vanished into baseball obscurity

Monte Pfeiffer is No. 12, second from left on the bottom row in a photograph of the Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania) Coal Barons. The Jewish shortstop had a breakthrough year for the minor league team in 1913.

Alex Bregman’s Boston breakout: A season of resilience, and representation

Alex Bregman is steadily finding his rhythm after overcoming a right quad strain that sidelined him for nearly seven weeks.

BOSTON RED SOX third baseman Alex Bregman hits a three-run home run against the Chicago Cubs during Boston’s 6-1 victory at Wrigley Field this week.

Jewish pitcher Gordon makes MLB debut

The 26-year-old left-hander, who previously represented Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, became the first Jewish starting pitcher to debut in the majors since 2023.

 HOUSTON ASTROS starting pitcher Colton Gordon pitches against the Kansas City Royals during his Major League Baseball debut on Wednesday night.

Your Investments: Baseball and optimism, but don’t forget about those less fortunate

"To receive but not to give is, in Jewish geography as well as Jewish psychology, simply not life," said Rabbi Jonathan Sachs.

 Stacking green finance opportunities can lead to economic growth with money and coins representing the benefits of this sustainable concept. finance, green, money, coin, growth, stack, opportunity.

14 athletes and personalities inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

All the latest in Jewish sports this week.

 Amar'e Stoudemire speaks at a news conference in Jerusalem, Aug. 8, 2016.

Sotheby’s to auction ‘the most complete Jewish baseball card collection in the world’

Historic $500K Jewish baseball card archive celebrates players and their legacy.

 A Sandy Koufax rookie baseball card displayed by the Unclaimed Property Division of the Colorado State Treasurer at the State Capitol in Denver, Colorado, March 10, 2015.

Study reveals science behind baseball's 'Magic Mud'

Study confirms what MLB players have long professed: that the magic mud works and is not simply a superstition.

 High school baseball pitcher.

Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?

Not observant but proudly Jewish, Koufax decided he would not pitch on the holiday. It is a decision that 59 years later remains a defining moment in the history of American Judaism.

Sandy Koufax pitches during Game 7 of the 1965 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Minnesota Twins, Oct. 14, 1965, at Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis.

Mark Vientos has become a Mets postseason icon. His botched Hebrew tattoo may have an encore.

A young Mets player, Mark Vientos, has become a key figure in the team's unexpected playoff run, despite controversy over a misspelled Hebrew tattoo.

 Mark Vientos, left, celebrates his game-winning two-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds with teammate Harrison Bader, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York City.

25 ViZionaries: Ryan Lavernway - No.18

Outspoken advocate for Israel and the Jewish people.

 Ryan Lavernway

Jewish MLB executive Chaim Bloom to lead St. Louis Cardinals beginning in 2026

Chaim Bloom, the 41-year-old Jewish baseball executive, will take over as the St. Louis Cardinals’ president of baseball operations beginning with the 2026 season. 

 Chaim Bloom speaks at a St. Louis Cardinals press conference, Sept. 30, 2024.