Minor leaguer Brett Netzer called Chaim Bloom 'an embarrassment to any Torah-following Jew,' denies antisemitic remarks

Left-handed Jewish pitcher beat out finalists Zach Davies of the Chicago Cubs and Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies

Southpaw holds Houston Astros to four hits over six innings to clinch Game Six, which contained what may have been the most Jewish play in any Major League Baseball matchup ever

Slugger Alex Bregman of Houston Astros, pitcher Max Fried and outfielder Joc Pederson, both of the Atlanta Braves, constitute largest Jewish representation in decades

After team made up mainly of Americans failed to medal in Olympics, mostly local squad ends surprise run with loss to Netherlands who score late comeback

Yoni Rosenblatt says other teams at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were amazed to see Israel competing at such a high level

Game ends 11-1 under 'mercy rule' that stops a game if one side is getting too far ahead of the other; Israeli squad to face Dominican Republic in knock-out round

Manager Eric Holtz says all the players on the US-based squad are 'playing for the name on the front of the jersey'

After defeat by MLB prospects and released players, Ken Hultz's squad will face lowest-ranking team from other group, must win that game to remain in contention

Relief pitcher Richard Bleier has also played for Team Israel and hopes to do so again