By Scott Barancik, editor Israel’s final roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic was revealed this evening. It’s darn good. The 30-man list features MLB athletes such as All-Star LF Joc Pederson (Giants) and P Dean Kremer (Orioles), red-hot prospects 1B Matt Mervis (Cubs/AAA) and 2B/3B Zack Gelof (Athletics/AAA), and 2021 Summer Olympics stars 1B…
By Scott Barancik, editor It’s been just 10 days since we reported that four current MLB players had committed to represent Israel at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The quartet included starting pitcher Dean Kremer (Orioles), reliever Richard Bleier (Marlins), and two star outfielders: slugger and World Series hero Joc Pederson (Giants), and Gold Glove…
By Scott Barancik, editor The last time Israel played in the World Baseball Classic — which also happened to be the first time, in 2017 — the biggest names on its roster were Ike Davis, Sam Fuld, and Jason Marquis, all of whom had retired from pro ball. The 2023 WBC will be different. Last…
