The senior VP of baseball operations for the Tampa Bay Rays explains how his team changed the way the game is played—and why he keeps a jar of gefilte fish in his office

I never really understood why my father cared which player was Jewish. Until, one day, I did.

An excerpt from Ron Kaplan’s new book, ‘Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War’

Sandy Koufax’s decision not to play on Yom Kippur during the ’65 World Series is cemented into American-Jewish mythology. But Greenberg did the same thing decades prior, arguably during tougher times.

The dog days of summer call for a roster of the best, from Sandy Koufax to ‘The Hebrew Hammer’ and more

From Hank Greenberg to Steve Stone, here’s archival footage of some of baseball’s best Jewish players performing on the game’s most spectacular stage

And only one is about Sandy Koufax

As Major League Baseball’s opening day nears, prepare yourself by visiting a new online museum about Jews and America’s Pastime

The 1953 league MVP was one hit away from winning Triple Crown

Unraveling Jewish baseball’s urban legend about the southpaw and the Rebbe

He was the greatest and strangest of all ball players, a fierce competitor, and a hateful person

A new exhibit paints the sport as a vehicle for assimilation, but Greenberg, Koufax, and even Ryan Braun are Jewish role models

The former catcher also managed the Israeli national team last year

Josh Zeid plays for one of the worst teams in baseball but still says he’s living the dream

The unlikely playoff match-up has high stakes for one Boston-bred Detroit fan