Baseball

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American Jewish baseball players to make aliyah for Israeli Olympic team
11.10.2018
Ten American-Jewish Major League and Minor League Baseball players are beginning the process of making aliyah next week, in order to be eligible to play for Israel at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Baseball in Israel. Source: Israel Association of Baseball website.
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Yankees baseball legend Mariano Rivera visits Israeli army base to show solidarity
02.08.2018
Rivera, who played 19 seasons with the Yankees and regarded as one of the best closers in baseball history, was in Israel as part of a spiritual interfaith mission led by the New York Board of Rabbis.
Mariano Rivera and the interfaith group visiting Israel, at the Michve Alon IDF base, in front of the Fitness Center donated by the FIDF Long Island Chapter, on July 31. Credit: Nir Buxenbaum Photography.
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Play ball! In Israel! With some hard-hitting American Jews
Howard Blas31.05.2018
A new film, “Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel” introduces the players, the crowds and relives the story of Team Israel’s dramatic, if not miraculous, run in the World Baseball Classic.
Team Israel wearing their kippot during the Israeli national anthem “Hatikvah” before the ball game against Great Britain on Sept. 22, 2016. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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