Interview: Former Royals Pitcher Tony Cogan

Its World Series time. So its time for Jews everywhere to find a connection to the Series. Well, Kevin Pillar is done. Theo Epstein didn’t come through. How about we go back in time a little. Introducing Tony Cogan. Tony played for the Royals, although is admittedly a Cardinals fan. Tony recently joined TheGreatRabbino.com Speaker…

Interview: MLB’s First Female Baseball Coach Justine Siegal

Just a few weeks ago headlines across the country were talking about Justine Siegal. Siegal has become Major League Baseball’s first female coach, as she is a special instructor to the Oakland As. Siegal is joining elite company with other trailblazers like Becky Hammon and Nancy Lieberman in the NBA and Jen Welter in the…

Interview: Hebrew Hammering Cletus Seldin

Meet the newest Jewish boxing sensations Cletus Seldin. He isn’t just hard hitting, he is repping the Jewish people hard too. Take notice…or else. 1. Tell TGR a little bit about yourself. I grew up in Shirley, NY, which is a working class neighborhood in Eastern Long Island.  I graduated from Longwood High School and…

Interview: MLB Legend, All Star, Gold Glover Shawn Green

In order to make room for our newest venture we are back to hosting the blog on its original site. TGR will still confirm Jewish athletes and stories, conduct interviews, and more. But the evolution of the site is to bring more of these Jewish athletes to your events and hear their stories in-person. One…

Interview: Indian’s President Mark Shapiro

In our last interview being hosted by TheGreatRabbino.com we wanted to go big. I got a hold of one of the most influential Jews in baseball history. There are owners and there are players, but General Managers assemble teams and staffs. Who better to speak with than the President (former GM) of the Cleveland Indians…