JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — The Jewish Press of Tampa published an article this week about Jewish Baseball News. Click here to see it.
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Ryan Kalish is Jewish after all!
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Wittels extends hitting streak to 43 games, Berkowitz gets save in FIU victory
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Max Fried is No. 7 pick in MLB draft
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Ike Davis’ first big-league dinger is a bomb
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