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Jews sparkled on diamond in ‘07
Ryan Braun made history as baseball's first Jewish Rookie of the Year, but he wasn't the only Jewish player to distinguish himself on the diamond this season. Read more »
Suspense builds around Brewers’ Braun
Power-hitting Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers is supplying a double dose of suspense: Will the third baseman become the first Jewish player to be named Rookie of the Year, and will he take off for Yom Kippur? Read more »
Israeli baseball debuts
Pro baseball made its debut in Israel when the visiting Modi'in Miracle defeated the Petach Tikvah Pioneers, 9-1, Sunday night in the opener of the Israel Baseball League. Read more »
Lou Limmer, 82, made Jewish baseball history
Lou Limmer, part of a little-known bit of Jewish baseball trivia, passed away April 1 at age 82 in Boca Raton, Fla. Read more »
New exodus: Jewish players in ‘07
It seems appropriate that baseball and Passover should share opening days this year, given the exodus of Jewish players to new teams. Read more »
The 2006 Jewish baseball awards
One way rabid baseball fans get through end-of-the-season withdrawal pains is by immersing themselves in player stats and award announcements. It’s time to do the same for Jewish players. Read more »
Jewish ballplayers have won top awards
BOSTON, Oct. 23 (JTA) — The scorecard for Jewish baseball award winners isn’t shabby for a group of players who represent slightly less than 1 percent of the roughly 17,000 men who have played the game at the major league level since the 1870s. Sandy Koufax is a three-time Cy Young winner and an MVP; Steve Stone received his Cy Young in 1980 for his 25 wins. Hank Greenberg was a two-time MVP and the first to receive the award in two different years at two different positions; Lou Boudreau won the MVP at age 31 as player-manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1948; and Indians slugging third baseman Al Rosen won it in 1953. Golden Glovers have been Shawn Green and Mike Lieberthal in 1999, and Brad Ausmus in 2001 and 2002. The “most recent” (OK, our only) Jewish Silver Slugger has been Jason Marquis, who captured National League batting honors for pitchers in 2005 with a .310 batting average. And in terms of end-of-season stats, Greenberg led the American League four times in RBIs and homers; Buddy Myer, with the Washington Senators, was the American League batting champ in 1935; Boudreau won the batting title in 1944; Rosen was the A.L. home run leader in 1950, and homer and RBI leader in 1953, just missing the Triple Crown; and Koufax won the pitching Triple Crown (wins, strikeouts, ERA) in each of his three Cy Young years. Read more »
Will Green overtake Greenberg?
It's not clear if American Jews care whether or not Shawn Green plays baseball on Yom Kippur — but whether he becomes the all-time Jewish career leader in home runs, RBIs and hits? Now that's another matter. Read more »
RSS Feed Breaking News
Updated 05/24/12 @ 04:11PM EST
- Jewish groups called on Israel to protect African migrants in Israel after riots in Tel Aviv.
- Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel is returning campaign donations under investigation by federal authorities.
- A new survey suggests that Germans have lost some love for Israel over the past three years.
- An Arab-Israeli immigrant to the United States was found guilty of murder in Michigan.
- Israel's Arava Power Company has closed on financing for eight solar power projects worth $204 million.
- U.S. Jewish groups condemn anti-African violence in Tel Aviv
- Mandel returns funds under investigation
- Obama’s same-sex marriage nod echoes historic Catholic-Jewish debate
- Survey: Israel losing ground with Germans
- Israeli Arab guilty of murder in Michigan
- Israel’s Arava firm finances $204 million for solar projects
- Israel will solve African migrant problem, Netanyahu assures
- Senate distinguishes between Palestinian refugees and descendants
