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Jacob Steinmetz pitched for Team Israel against the Dominican Republic, March 14, 2023, in Miami. (Photo/JTA-Dan Passner)
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Orthodox pitcher Jacob Steinmetz strikes out 3 Big Leaguers in breakout World Baseball Classic performance

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA March 15, 2023

The final result wasn’t pretty for Israel, but it almost didn’t matter. This night belonged to Jacob Steinmetz. The 19-year-old Woodmere, New York, native and the first Orthodox Jew to be […]

Jacob Steinmetz is the first Orthodox player drafted by a Major League Baseball team. (Photo/JTA)
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‘Why can’t I be the first?’ Orthodox baseball prospect Jacob Steinmetz on the history he hopes to make

by Rob Charry and JTA July 21, 2021
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