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Follow @neilsteinberg It’s the last Monday in February and 20 teenage boys are waiting in a gym in Deerfield. It could be any high school gym anywhere, except for the big silver mezuzah on the cinderblock doorway, an Israeli flag next to the American flag, and the banner reading “Rochelle Zell Jewish High School.” Paul Chanan gathers the boys in a circle and begins the traditional start-of-practice pep talk. “Today…

Scottsdale Christian baseball coach Tim Salmon took a party of 36 to the Dominican Republic for a missions trip that made the players even more passionate about baseball.(Photo: Courtesy of Tim Salmon) Former major league baseball player Tim Salmon was among a party of 36 from Scottsdale Christian Academy who interrupted the early part of the high school baseball season with a missions trip to the Dominican Republic. After going…

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While baseball’s foundational history is contested, the core of the game has remained largely unaltered for over a century. Take a stick, hit a ball, then run to a base before the other player can throw the ball there. The bats, gloves, and shoes may have gotten more advanced, but everything else remains almost identical to the good ol’ days. What has changed is the entire world around the game….

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment SEOUL, South Korea — Nate Freiman’s RBI double sparked a three-run first inning Thursday as Israel beat the Netherlands 4-2 to finish top of Pool A in the World Baseball Classic with a 3-0 record. Zach Borenstein and Ryan Lavarnway also drove in runs in the first for Israel, which clinched a berth in the second round when the Netherlands beat Taiwan…

TOKYO (CBSNewYork/AP) — With a little help from “The Mensch on the Bench” mascot, Team Israel is into the second round of the World Baseball Classic. Just 41st in the world rankings, Israel shocked third-ranked South Korea 2-1 in its opening game and then beat fourth-ranked Taiwan 15-7 on Tuesday. On Thursday, Israel beat the Netherlands 4-2 to finish in first place in Pool A with a 3-0 record. Next…

Coors Field isn’t magic.  Even in the halcyon days of the Blake Street Bombers, it didn’t make everyone into a 40-homer-mashing offensive monster. Quinton McCracken played in 124 games, scoring just 50 runs and driving in 40 for one of the best offenses ever.  It can’t make a bad player great, in other words. However, it sure makes it easier. Guys like DJ LeMahieu and Charlie Blackmon might be Fantasy…

Lindsay Frost once had an acting teacher who was a big baseball fan and liked to compare the two crafts. Frost is a longtime stage, TV and screen actress, and she can see the similarities as she watches her son, Lucas Giolito, work his way through his professional baseball career.    “When you think about it, you are alone in front of a lot of people, you have to be…

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Mike ChiariFeatured ColumnistMarch 8, 2017 The 2017 World Baseball Classic continued Wednesday with action in Pool A and Pool B that resulted in a pair of teams continuing to establish themselves as top contenders. The Netherlands started the day with a dramatic victory that helped it improve to 2-0, while two-time WBC champion Japan was victorious for the second consecutive day as well. Here is a rundown…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sport’s Bob Nightengale breaks down the teams to watch at this year’s World Baseball Classic. USA TODAY Sports Israel players pose for photographs with the team mascot, “The Mensch on the Bench”, after their 4-2 win over the Netherlands.(Photo: Chung Sung-Jun, Getty Images) TOKYO (AP) — With a little help from “The Mensch on the Bench” mascot, Team Israel is into the second…

Israel continued its undefeated run on Wednesday night, beating Netherlands 4-2 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea to win Pool A of the World Baseball Classic, finishing the first-round undefeated at 3-0. Both Israel and Netherlands already secured spots in the second round by winning their first two games, making Wednesday’s contest a battle for seeding in the next round. Israel and Netherlands will be joined in the…

9:46 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Maybe someday, if he sticks with this whole baseball thing for long enough, Tim Tebow will be able to walk into any ballpark in the country without provoking so much curiosity. For now, though, it still seems as if he is more of a carnival act than a baseball player. Take Wednesday, for example….

TORRANCE (CBSLA.com) – A 16-year-old boy was killed — and his father seriously injured — in a three-vehicle hit-and-run collision Tuesday night in Torrance that led to the arrest of a man on vehicular manslaughter charges. A second driver who fled the scene remains at large. The collision occurred at 10:09 p.m. at the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Crest Road, according to Torrance police. A 2004 Audi A6 and…

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A 16-year-old baseball player at South High School in Torrance was killed in a three-car crash. Hours before the tragic wreck, Jesse Esphorst Jr. had just hit a two-run homerun in his team’s 13-3 victory at Hawthorne High School. Thoughts and prayers go out to the Esphorst family. We all lost an amazing young man who’s life was cut short senselessly. R.IP. Jesse — South High Baseball (@SoHighBaseball) March 8,…

Two teams have punched their tickets to the second round of the World Baseball Classic, and one did it on their off-day. Early Wednesday morning, the Netherlands topped Chinese Taipei on, yes, a walk-off walk. The win clinched second round berths for the Netherlands as well as underdog Israel. Here is a recap of the day’s WBC action. Netherlands 6, Chinese Taipei 5 One day after cruising to an easy…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage, and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though. We’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

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Auction strategy is a monstrosity of a topic that could never be fully represented by a single mock. Every auction has its own personality. The bidding skews toward the most dominant behaviors and timing can play as big of a role as a player’s actual value. 30 who should lead off Our mock (well, it’ll be an actual league this time, but that’s neither here nor there) was a prime…

The World Baseball Classic saw three games in action from Monday night through Tuesday morning, so we’ll do some quick hitting here to get everyone up to speed. We’ve got the full schedule, scores and standings here as well. We start Tuesday’s action with the Cinderella story that is continuing to develop.  Israel 15, Chinese Taipei 7 The big story Monday morning was Israel pulling off the 2-1 upset over…