SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — They are finally back together, playing baseball for the first time since qualifying for the Olympics nearly two years ago, but that elation and joy has turned to fear and anxiety.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As a baseball-crazed kid growing up in Miami, Danny Valencia dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. The thought of heading to the Olympics, for a foreign country no less, ...

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For the first time, players currently on Major League Baseball rosters are joining Team Israel in next year’s World Baseball Classic — and there could be a lot of them. As many as 12 current Major ...

Israel’s national baseball team will be training in New York state ahead of the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics this summer, Israel’s Association of Baseball announced. The team is partnering with the New ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 22: Ian Kinsler #3 of team United States reacts after scoring a run off a hit by Christian Yelich #7 for a 3-0 lead over Puerto Rico in the fifth inning during Game 3 of the ...

With a pair of Jewish ex-major leaguers on his roster, the new coach of Israel's team in the World Baseball Classic says his squad is already a legitimate contender. Former All-Star catcher Brad ...

TOKYO — Shlomo Lipetz was on the first baseball team to represent Israel in an international event at Little League World Series preliminaries in Germany in 1989. He was 10. The Israelis were ...

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 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 ...

Never has Israel won an Olympic medal in a team sport. The chances would have been 50-50 this summer. Israel had qualified for one of the six spots in the Olympic baseball field. On Monday, Team ...

TEL AVIV, IsraelTEL AVIV, Israel — As a baseball-crazed kid growing up in Miami, Danny Valencia dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. The thought of heading to the Olympics, for a foreign country ...