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The Israel-Iran conflict, not the Israel-Palestinian conflict, explains the recent escalation.
April 18, 2023
The First Orthodox Jew to Play Professional Baseball
Jacob Steinmetz struck out one of the Major League’s best players.
In the third game of the World Baseball Classic last month, a nineteen-year-old unknown struck out a thirty-year-old veteran. Such an upset would be noteworthy in itself, but what makes the event truly surprising is that the pitcher was an Orthodox Jew named Jacob Steinmetz, playing for team Israel, and the batter Manny Machado, considered one of the best of the Major League, playing for the powerhouse team of the Dominican Republic. (During the regular season, Machado is the third baseman for the San Diego Padres.) Elli Wohlgelernter writes:
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The First Orthodox Jew to Play Professional Baseball
Jacob Steinmetz struck out one of the Major League’s best players.