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As it prepares for the next World Baseball Classic in 2026, Team Israel hopes that it will have its strongest recruiting class ever now that Israel Baseball Americas is off and running // Photo Credit: Avi Miller/Israel Baseball
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Israel Baseball Opens U.S. Training Facility
By David Ostrowsky
Israel Baseball Americas has established a center in Baltimore that will support the Israeli national baseball team and assist with player development and recruitment.
As it prepares for the next World Baseball Classic in 2026, Team Israel hopes that it will have its strongest recruiting class ever now that Israel Baseball Americas is off and running // Photo Credit: Avi Miller/Israel Baseball
April 17, 2024, 10:18 am
Israel Baseball Opens U.S. Training Facility
Israel Baseball Americas has established a center in Baltimore that will support the Israeli national baseball team and assist with player development and recruitment.
By David Ostrowsky
Israeli triathlete Shachar Sagiv (screenshot: YouTube)
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Jewish and Israeli athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics, from left to right: Sue Bird, Diego Schwartzman, Linoy Ashram, Maru Teferi, Jessica Fox. (Courtesy: AP/Jessica Hill; AP/Thibault Camus, AP/Efrem Lukatsky; Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0; AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Times of Israel)
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By Rachel Wasserman
Olympic Gold medalist Linoy Ashram at Ben Gurion Airport after winning the gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympic Games in Japan, August 11, 2021. (Menahem KAHANA // AFP/Times of Israel)
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By EVELYN FRICK
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By Stephanie Nissani
Jarrett Stieber loved watching cooking shows. His goal with Little Bear is playful relevant food.
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Mark Mitchell competes at the Georgia state championships for Olympic weightlifting in April.
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YouTube Screen capture from video of Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul, left, during the finals at the European Judo Championships.
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Israelis Win Judo Medals at European Championships
YouTube Screen capture from video of Israeli judoka Tohar Bulbul, left, during the finals at the European Judo Championships.
By Compiled by AJT staff
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