Baseball
Fan carrying a Palestinian flag ran onto the field in Yankee Stadium during 9/11 commemorations
Fan carrying a Palestinian flag ran onto the field in Yankee Stadium during 9/11 commemorations
From Little League to Team Israel: Baseball takes root across the Holy Land
Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
Your Investments: Opening day, leaving Egyptian exodus with great wealth, and financial optimism
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.
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.
25 ViZionaries: Ryan Lavernway - No.18
Outspoken advocate for Israel and the Jewish people.
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.
From fan to front office: Eve Rosenbaum’s rise as a Jewish female baseball pioneer - interview
Eve Rosenbaum's lifelong passion for baseball propelled her from Orioles fan to assistant GM, breaking barriers and driving the team's resurgence.
For the third time ever, MLB game featured a Jewish pitcher, catcher and batter at the same moment
The Jewish batter Max Lazar struck out in the bottom of the eighth inning, Diamondbacks outfielder Joc Pederson, is also Jewish.
‘Israel Swings for Gold,’ a tale of Israeli Olympic baseball, is available to stream
It tells the inspiring story of a team that went into the Olympics as the ultimate underdogs. No one expected the team to qualify for the games at all.
The Jewish Sport Report: Garrett Stubbs on playing for Team Israel and hopes to visit the country
Stubbs also spoke of the October 7 massacre and its aftermath, noting the impacts on the Jewish community and his support for Israeli teammates.
Meet the 6 Jewish baseball players selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Meet this year’s Jewish MLB draft class, but whether they actually play in the major leagues is an open question.
Levi Sterling first Jewish ballplayer to be picked, by Pirates, in ’24 MLB Draft
In 2023, six Jewish ball players were selected in the draft.
