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Catching Up with Dean Kremer, Baseball’s 1st Israeli Player

by Ira Gewanter | 3 hours ago | Baseball, News, Orioles, Sports

Don’t let Dean Kremer’s polite, soft-spoken manner fool you. When the 22-year-old, California-born pitcher toes the rubber like a praying mantis, you’d best watch out. Blink and you’ll miss a fastball searing the corners of the strike zone. Or a curveball...

Orioles Prospect Kremer Wants to ‘Lead The Way’ as Israeli Baseball Player — PressBox

by PressBox | Aug 7, 2018 | Baseball, FROM OUR PARTNERS, Orioles, Sports

By Brooks DuBose Before new Orioles pitching prospect Dean Kremer made headlines for being one of the five players the Los Angeles Dodgers shipped to the Orioles for infielder Manny Machado July 18, he made history two years earlier for a different reason. Kremer, who...

Orioles’ 2014 Offseason Planted the Seeds for Team’s Downward Turn

by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Jul 31, 2018 | Baseball, News, Orioles, Sports

After 14 years in baseball hell, the 2012 Baltimore Orioles got back into the business of winning ballgames. In fact, the Orioles won enough to make the playoffs in that magical return to baseball relevance. After a slight downturn in 2013 — with a record of...

Jay Williams, Former Duke Basketball Star, Calls Himself the ‘Black Jewish Jordan’

by Charles Dunst | Jul 26, 2018 | News, Sports

(JTA) — Jay Williams wants you to know he stills go hard. These days, though, he doesn’t ball in the NBA — he plays in “Jewish leagues,” and calls himself the “Jewish Jordan.” The former Duke University basketball star, perhaps known more for sustaining...

Orioles Receive Major League Baseball’s 1st Israeli Player in Trade

by Jeff Seidel | Jul 19, 2018 | Baltimore, Baseball, Israel, Maryland, News, Orioles, Sports

Most Orioles fans know about the trade that sent Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 18. But they may not realize that the Birds received a player in the deal who is the first Israeli to sign a contract with a Major League Baseball team. The Orioles...

Alex Bregman Wins Baseball All-Star Game MVP with Tie-Breaking Home Run

by JTA | Jul 18, 2018 | Baseball, News, Sports

(JTA) — In a baseball All-Star game that set a record for home runs, Alex Bregman had the most important one. Bregman, the Jewish third baseman for the Houston Astros, snapped a 10th-inning tie with his two-run shot to power the American League to an 8-6 victory over...

Golden State Warriors Star Draymond Green Visits Israel

by JTA | Jul 5, 2018 | News, Sports

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Draymond Green, an All-Star forward for the NBA champion Golden State Warriors, met in Jerusalem with Israel’s president. Green presented Reuven Rivlin with a Warriors jersey during their meeting on July 4. The basketball player is in Israel as part...

Amar’e Stoudemire to Return to Israeli Basketball, if No NBA Team Wants Him

by JTA | Jul 2, 2018 | News, Sports

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire will return to the Israeli Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team, if he does not secure a position in the NBA. The team made the announcement July 1, saying that the all-star’s return was conditioned on him not...

Baltimoreans to Play in Lacrosse World Championship Games in Israel

by Corey McLaughlin | Jun 28, 2018 | College Sports, High School Sports, International, Israel, Maryland, National, News, Sports

Four years ago, Matt Popeck was a camper at the Top 205 Lacrosse Camp in Towson, and his roommate, David Metzger, arrived a day late. The reason? An Israel Lacrosse event. “What’s that?” Popeck, then a sophomore at Sherwood High in Olney, Md., asked Metzger. Back...

Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup Victory is Bittersweet Affair for Baltimore Hockey Fans

by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Jun 25, 2018 | Baltimore, Local, News, Sports

Over at PressBox, we are business partners with Monumental Sports & Entertainment, who built and developed our website as well as own the Washington Capitals ice hockey team. So with rapt attention, we watched the Capitals’ incredible run toward the first Stanley...