Kevin Youkilis adds Hebrew to new Red Sox t-shirt

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"L'Chaim" is shown circled above

JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Kevin Youkilis didn’t just practice fielding bunts during Spring Training. The Boston Red Sox 3B also designed his own MLB t-shirt.

And wouldn’t you know, he included a nod to his Jewish faith on the very front of the tee.

No, not “Dirt Dog.” It’s “L’Chaim,” which we’ve circled in the photo to your right. Youk is one of three Boston players who designed a shirt this season.

“I think the cool thing is everyone puts a little bit of their heritage into it,” he told MLB.com. “We’re all known to be baseball players in Boston, but there’s also a lot more to us than just baseball players.”

MLB.com has priced the shirts at $24.99, plus shipping. But get yours before 11:59 pm on Friday (6/10/2011) and you’ll pay just $19.99, a 20 percent discount.

And if you enter MLB.com through this here link, MLB.com will share a few shekels from your purchase with Jewish Baseball News. It’s a painless way for you to support your favorite website.

Just be sure that when you reach MLB.com, you type kevin youkilis players choice in the “Product Search” box located on the page’s top left corner, then click ‘Go.’ Men’s and women’s versions of Youk’s tee will magically appear for your ordering convenience.

L’Chaim!

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“I think the cool thing is everyone puts a little bit of their heritage into it,” said Youkilis, whose T-shirt includes the phrase “L’Chaim,” which is a common Jewish drink toast that means ‘To Life” in Hebrew. “So I think it’s pretty cool. We’re all known to be baseball players in Boston, but there’s also a lot more to us than just baseball players.”
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