JTA just ran an article about the growth of Jewish players in the NHL. See below: Jakob Chychrun, Ottawa Senators defenseman Jakob Chychrun also hails from a hockey family — his father played eight seasons in the NHL and his uncle is Chicago Blackhawks head coach Luke Richardson. The 25-year-old Boca Raton native is in his…

According to ESPN “The Boston Red Sox have hired ex-pitcher Craig Breslow as their new chief baseball officer, the team announced Wednesday. Breslow pitched for Boston in 2006 and again from 2012-15. Since 2019, he has worked in the Cubs front office, serving most recently as an assistant general manager. Boston said in its statement that Breslow will be responsible for…

When I was a kid there was one Jewish basketball player that truly mattered; Doron Sheffer. The Israeli phenom in the backcourt with Ray Allen at UConn. He was the Big East Freshman of the Year. He was a star and not only Jewish but Israeli! Drafted in the second round, 36th overall by the…

Israel finished 6th in the European Championships. Former players Ryan Lavarnway and Ty Kelly spearheaded the team’s offense and an old face in Josh Zeid returned to the mound. The team included 9 native born Israelis. The event also took place over Yom Kippur to which half the team fasted. Read more here!

According to Jewish Baseball News here is how the season ended for all the JMLBers: Player/Pos Tm AB 2B 3B HR RBI AVG OBP SB H. Bader CF NYY 288 11 2 7 37 .240 .278 17 H. Bader CF CIN 31 1 0 0 3 .161 .235 3 A. Bregman 3B HOU 622 28 4 25 98…

Another regular season has ended. 18 Jewish players made an appearance. That was the good news. The bad news is… Gabe Kapler Fired by Giants Ryan Sherriff Retires Reinsdorf Comments on Horrible Season