Posts Tagged: Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball Set to Draft First Orthodox Jewish Player
An openly Orthodox Jewish player may be soon be drafted for the first time by Major League Baseball. The New York Post reported that Jacob Steinmetz...
Major League Baseball Takes Heat for Promotion of Anti-Israel Activist Roger Waters’ Concert Tour
A major US Jewish organization is raising concerns about Major League Baseball’s promotion of vehement anti-Israel activist Roger Waters’ upcoming “This Is Not a Drill”...
Israeli Trailblazer Dean Kremer Brings Jewish Values to Nascent Pro Baseball Career
JNS.org - Other than being part of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, Sandy Koufax and Dean Kremer have something else in common: a respect for Jewish...
Professor Says Dodgers Power-Hitter Could Break Stereotype of Jews in Sports
Rookie player for the Dodgers Joc Pederson may boost the image of Jewish athletes if he can prove he has both brains and brawn, according to...
Brad Ausmus, Former Israeli Baseball Coach, to be Named MLB Manager
The Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball team is set to hire Brad Ausmus as its new manager, according to multiple reports. Ausmus managed Israel's national...
Major League Baseball’s Bud Selig Honored by B’nai B’rith
JNS.org - B'nai B'rith International honored Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig with the Distinguished Humanitarian Award on Thursday in New York. The award...
Former Major Leaguers to Help Israel In WBC Bid
After a brief conference with Israeli baseball officials in Los Angeles, three Jewish former Major League stars, Shawn Green, Gabe Kapler and Brad Ausmus, relayed...
