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“That the children playing today in Ra’anana will represent Israel in Los Angeles 2028”
Chairman of the Israel Association of Baseball, Ari Varon, believes in the future of the sport, “that…

BASEBALLIYAH: CLASS OF ’25
By Becca Weinberg There was a noticeable shift in the dusty grass lining Israel’s first baseball…

Ken Holtzman, First Yahrzeit: From MLB to IBL
By Bill Simons, Co-director, The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture Ken Holtzman…

Kinsler Back to Manage Team Israel at the 2026 WBC
Four-time all-star and World Series Champion, Ian Kinsler, Will Lead Team Israel Again, the Team has…

Israel Baseball Protests Stuttgart Reds, PONY’s Decision to Deny Tournament Participation due to Political Bias
TEL AVIV [February 9, 2025] – The Israel Association of Baseball (IAB) expresses its profound disappointment…

YOUKILIS VISITS ISRAEL
Originally published in the Jerusalem Post. In the wake of the tragic events of October 7 – and…

FASTBALLS AND FRIENDSHIPS
How Israel Baseball Learned the Dominican Way by Chase Levitt When Nadav Machlin stepped up to…

ISRAEL BASEBALL LAUNCHES NEW MEDIA PLATFORM
Israel Baseball News to Feature Israel Baseball Content from the Game’s Top Writers by Aaron…

Pirates Welcome Team Israel Player Spencer Horwitz
by Jonathan Mayo for the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle (photo by Sam Cooper) There are few things the…