‘If you build it, they will come’: Israeli baseball field for terror victim Ezra Schwartz “This field is a testament to who he was; it’s a bridge between our new olim and the other Israeli families who are learning what baseball is all about, and between Ezra and his family, and the families in Ra’anana,” said the Israeli city’s Mayor Chaim Broyde. Deborah Fineblum Dec. 8, 2021
Team Israel baseball submits expanded roster for Tokyo Summer Olympics It includes all 24 players who secured Israel’s spot by winning the WBSC Baseball Europe/Africa Olympic qualifier in September 2019. April 16, 2021
Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman wears custom cleats to support Israeli baseball In an Instagram post with a picture of the cleats, he said he visited Israel in 2015 for the first time, and that the trip was “meaningful” and “helped shape my perspective on things.” Dec. 9, 2019
Israeli baseball team qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics Only six national teams will play in Tokyo, with Israel being the first to qualify. This will be the first time Israel has participated in a team sport at the Olympic Games since 1974. Sept. 23, 2019
Israel wins Game 1 of the Olympics qualifier against Spain With the loss against Spain in the last game of the European Championships only days ago still fresh, Israel came out determined to start strong against the team that left Israel in third place in Europe. Howard Blas Sept. 19, 2019
‘Miracle Team Israel:’ On the road to competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics The five top teams in the European Baseball Championships, plus South Africa, have advanced to the Olympic Qualifiers taking place in Parma and Bologna, Italy, through Sept. 22. Howard Blas Sept. 19, 2019