Baseball
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See also: List of Jews in sports § Baseball |
Players
- Cal Abrams[1]
- Lloyd Allen (converted to Judaism)[1]
- Rubén Amaro, Jr. (Jewish mother)[1]
- Morrie Arnovich, All Star[1]
- Brad Ausmus, catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove[1]
- Jesse Baker[1]
- Brian Bark[1]
- Ross Baumgarten[1]
- Jose Bautista (Jewish mother)[1]
- Bo Belinsky (Jewish mother)
- Joe Bennett[1]
- Moe Berg[1]
- Richard Bleier, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
- Bob Berman[1]
- Cy Block[1]
- Ron Blomberg (1948–), Major League's first designated hitter[2]
- Sam Bohne[1]
- Lou Boudreau (Jewish mother), 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager[1]
- Ralph Branca, pitcher, 3x All-Star (Jewish mother)[3]
- Ryan Braun, outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP[1]
- Alex Bregman, infielder (Houston Astros)
- Craig Breslow, pitcher[1]
- Louis Brower[1]
- Conrad Cardinal[1]
- Harry Chozen[1]
- Mark Clear, relief pitcher, 2x All-Star[4]
- Tony Cogan[1]
- Alta Cohen[1]
- Andy Cohen (1904–1988), 2nd baseman for the New York Giants (1926, 1928, 1929); managed one game for the 1960 Philadelphia Phillies[5]
- Hy Cohen[1]
- Syd Cohen[1]
- Phil Cooney[1]
- Ed Corey[1]
- Bill Cristall[1]
- Harry Danning, catcher, 4x All-Star[1]
- Ike Davis, first baseman[1]
- Cody Decker[1]
- Harry Eisenstat[1]
- Mike Epstein
- Reuben Ewing[1]
- Al Federoff[1]
- Harry Feldman[1]
- Scott Feldman, pitcher[1]
- Leo Fishel[1]
- Matt Ford[6]
- Nate Freiman
- Max Fried, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)[7]
- Sam Fuld, outfielder and general manager[8]
- Brad Goldberg, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)[9]
- Sid Gordon, outfielder & third baseman, 2x All-Star[1]
- John Grabow[10]
- Shawn Green, right fielder, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger[11][12]
- Adam Greenberg (1981–), outfielder with the Chicago Cubs[13]
- Hank Greenberg, first baseman & outfielder, 5x All-Star, 4x home run champion, 4x RBI leader, 2x MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Mickey Haslin (whose father, George Haslinsky, was a son of Anna née Jaszová)
- Jason Hirsh, starting pitcher
- Ken Holtzman, starting pitcher, 2x All-Star. pitched two major league no-hitters
- Joe Horlen, pitcher, All-Star, ERA leader[1]
- Brian Horwitz, outfielder[14]
- Gabe Kapler, outfielder, manager, 2021 NL Manager of the Year[10]
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- Ty Kelly, utility player[1]
- Ian Kinsler, second baseman, 4x All-Star[15]
- Jerry Klein, pitcher
- Sandy Koufax, starting pitcher, 6x All-Star, 5x ERA leader, 4x strikeouts leader, 3x Wins leader, 2x W-L% leader, 1 perfect game, MVP, 3x Cy Young Award, Baseball Hall of Fame[16]
- Barry Latman, pitcher[17]
- Ryan Lavarnway, catcher
- Mike Lieberthal, catcher, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove[1]
- Jason Marquis, starting pitcher, Silver Slugger, All Star[10]
- Bob Melvin, catcher & manager of the San Diego Padres[18]
- Marvin Miller, first director of the MLBPA[19]
- Jon Moscot, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)[20]
- David Newhan (whose father is Ross Newhan)[21]
- Jeff Newman, catcher & first baseman, All-Star, manager
- Joc Pederson, outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers)[22]
- Barney Pelty
- Lefty Phillips, managed the California Angels in the late 1960s and early 1970s
- Lipman Pike, major league baseball's first player. outfielder, second baseman, & manager, 4x home run champion, RBI leader
- Kevin Pillar, center fielder
- Jake Pitler
- Aaron Poreda, pitcher
- Scott Radinsky, pitcher
- Jimmie Reese
- Jerry Reinsdorf, owner, Chicago White Sox[23]
- Dave Roberts, pitcher
- Saul Rogovin, pitcher
- Al Rosen, third baseman & first baseman, 4x All-Star, 2x home run champion, 2x RBI leader, MVP
- Wayne Rosenthal
- Josh Satin, second baseman for the Mets
- Richie Scheinblum, outfielder, All-Star
- Scott Schoeneweis[10]
- Art Shamsky, outfielder and first baseman in the '60s and '70s with the Reds and Mets.
- Larry Sherry, relief pitcher for the Dodgers
- Norm Sherry, catcher, managed the California Angels
- Mose Solomon, "The Rabbi of Swat"
- George Stone, outfielder, 1x batting title
- Steve Stone, All Star, Cy Young Award
- Danny Valencia, third baseman[24]
- Steve Wapnick, relief pitcher[1]
- Justin Wayne[6]
- Phil Weintraub, nicknamed "Mickey"[25]
- Josh Whitesell, first baseman
- Steve Yeager, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Larry Yellen, pitcher for the Houston Colt .45s[26][27]
- Kevin Youkilis, first baseman, third baseman, & left fielder, 3x All-Star, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron Award[28][29]
- Josh Zeid, pitcher
It is often stated incorrectly that Hall of Famer Rod Carew converted to Judaism, although it is true that he married a Jewish woman and they raised their children as Jews. This misconception was most famously perpetuated in two works:
- A 1976 Esquire magazine article, "All-Time All-Star Argument Starter", by sportswriter Harry Stein, himself Jewish. Stein named Carew as the starting second baseman on his All-Jewish team.
- "The Chanukah Song" by Jewish American comedian and actor Adam Sandler. He explicitly stated in his original 1994 version that Carew converted to Judaism, and Sandler has perpetuated this in later versions of the song.
Umpires
- Al Clark, Major League Baseball's first Jewish umpire[30]
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