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Israel’s WBC roster taking shape

By Scott Barancik, editor The roster of players set to represent Israel in the World Baseball Classic in South Korea this March is taking shape. Team Israel general manager Peter Kurz, whose squad of former Major League and current minor-league athletes guided Israel to a qualifying-round win in September, said Tuesday that 15 ballplayers had already committed to…

Minor-League Monday (August 29 – September 4, 2016)

By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of August 29 – September 4, 2016. New additions Jewish Baseball News welcomes three more players to its list of professional ballplayers. All three will play for Team Israel later this month in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers in Brooklyn. P Tyler Herron (Mets/AAA) is a 30-year-old right-hander…

Minor-League Monday (August 22-28, 2016)

Your browser does not support iframes. By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of August 22-28, 2016. New additions Jewish Baseball News welcomes two more players to its list of professional ballplayers. The first is P Joey Wagman (Athletics/High-A), a 25-year-old reliever out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The second is 3B…