WEST PALM BEACH — Red Sox new reliever Richard Bleier pitched two innings and gave up a run against the Astros in a spring-training game Wednesday at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Bleier is a ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. (JTA) — The ...

An infielder whose brief career in MLB was followed by a Hall of Fame coaching career at multiple levels of baseball, died at ...

Many fans were despairing as Team Israel trailed Puerto Rico 6-0 in the World Baseball Classic last week, but the team’s Twitter account had a different message. “We will never give up,” the account ...

Baseball is extremely popular in the United States, and has strong pockets of popularity throughout the world in places such as Latin America, Japan and South Korea. The World Baseball Classic, a ...

(JTA) — The fifth edition of the World Baseball Classic is just days away, as players and fans across the globe prepare for two weeks of competition beginning on Wednesday. Jewish fans may remember ...

Thanks to a recruitment effort led by Peter Kurz, president of the Israel Association of Baseball and Team Israel’s general manager, along with the team’s former-star-turned-manager, Ian Kinsler, ...

Israel recorded nine hits but lost 5-1 to Venezuela in its final World Baseball Classic game. On Wednesday, Israel’s bats came alive in the final game, with nine hits, including three for Noah ...

Baseball players are often averse to voicing political stances or taking sides in conflicts that don’t take place on a diamond. Fans, after all, come in all stripes. Backing Israel in its bloody ...

Israel’s World Baseball Classic roster is stacked with American major leaguers connecting with their Jewish heritage. In a tough group, they are still underdogs. By David Waldstein The Israeli ...

Israel has more current MLB talent on its roster than ever. It’s also going to face its toughest competition yet. (JTA) — The fifth edition of the World Baseball Classic is just days away, as players ...