2023 The Jewish News, All rights reserved. Kremer, the first Israeli to pitch in the majors, is the most intriguing Jewish player going into the 2021 season. Sam Fuld played for Team Israels cinderella team. The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature (See also: List of Jews in sports (non-players)). You have entered an incorrect email address! A Cal Abrams Lloyd Allen Rubn Amaro Jr. Morrie Arnovich Brad Ausmus B Harrison Bader Jesse Baker (shortstop) Brian Bark Ross Baumgarten Jos Bautista (pitcher) Joe Bennett (baseball) After sitting out 2019 to recover, he joined the Rays staff last August, appeared in 10 games and did not allow a run in 9 2/3 innings. 2023 jewish telegraphic agency all rights reserved. ) . Joc Pederson plays in a spring training game for the Chicago Cubs against the Seattle Mariners, March 3, 2021. The southpaw had an earned run average under 2.00 in 23 appearances, but the Yanks traded him to Baltimore in the offseason. Now hes trying to revamp the Philadelphia Phillies from the front office. Scott Feldman, a righty, did it for the Reds in 2017. 32 in high school as a tribute to the Dodger great. He burst onto the scene in 2007 at the age of 23 and promptly belted 34 HR . Some may be thinking Fried could become the winningest Jewish pitcher ever: Holtzman has that honor with 174 career wins, followed by Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax at 165. The slugging outfielder had seen his playing time reduced in 2020 with the Dodgers, a team that was already loaded with talent in the outfield before trading for Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images via JTA.org). After spending his first six seasons in Toronto, Pillar will be playing for his fifth team in the past three years. Giant), Rowdy Tellez, Richard Bleier, Max Fried, Rob Kaminsky, Dean Kremer (Stockton native), Ryan Sherriff, and Robert Stock donned big league uniforms. (JTA) Alex Bregman is hoping to return to his near MVP form, Max Fried will be doing something no Jewish lefthanded pitcher has done in nearly five decades and World Series winner Joc Pederson is wearing a new jersey as the 2021 Major League Baseball season gets underway Thursday. Fried is the ace of the defending champions. Dean threw the ball well last year for us in his handful of starts, Hyde said. (In case you were wondering, he did not face Pederson.). Fried, 27, was outstanding in the shortened 2020 season, going 7-0 with a 2.25 ERA, finishing fifth in the Cy Young voting. 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