Jordy Alter brought back a special gift from the World Baseball Classic — a signed jersey for Nadav Kamer. Kamer was 15 and a second baseman in the Cadet League when he was severely injured in a terror attack in Ra'anana in January 2024.

Opening Day Sameach!

¡Muchas felicidades! Mazel tov! Big congrats to Team Venezuela 🇻🇪 on their thrilling win last night to become the World Champions! The World Baseball Classic is truly a special event, and as always, we loved being a part of it. Can't wait till next time!

Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have both advanced to the semifinals of the WBC and have both secured their spots in the 2028 Olympic tournament. Pool D is no joke, and playing against the best makes us better. Good luck to both teams in their semifinals tomorrow and Monday!

Congrats to our friends on the Dominican Republic team! With Puerto Rico's loss this afternoon, DR has officially clinched their spot in the LA28 Olympics baseball tournament (the first men's team in any sport to clinch a spot).

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Strengthening Jewish identity, one pitch at a time

When families sit in a Major League stadium and watch a player who once stood on their fields now represent Israel internationally, it clicks.

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With Pool Play ending, we just want to say: To all the teams and their fans; to all the @loanDepotPark staff; to @MLB for this wonderful tournament; and especially to the police and security personnel who kept us safe — Todah Rabah, Gracias, Bedankt, and Thank You. We'll see you next time.

Hope everyone is watching the final pool play games tonight. In addition to a trophy and the title of World Champion, some teams have even more to play for: the top two (non-US) teams from the Americas in the final standings will punch their ticket to the LA28 Olympics. 🇩🇴🇻🇪🇵🇷🇲🇽🇨🇦

That's a wrap on our 2026 WBC campaign folks. We won more games than last time, so red more runs, had competitive at bats in every game, and fielded the best team we've ever brought to this event. Great things ahead for Israel Baseball, so stay tuned.

How about Noah Mendlinger this tournament?! .455 BA, 1.116 OPS, 5 hits, 3 walks, 3 runs scored. Israel MVP? Who says no?

Simon Says "Put this one in the books!" Ben Simon works around some walks to close out the game for Israel. Final: R H E 🇮🇱 6️⃣ 8️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇳🇱 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 1️⃣ #YallaIsrael

Simon Says "Put this one in the books!" Ben Simon works around some walks to close out the game for Israel. Final: R H E 🇮🇱 6️⃣ 8️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇳🇱 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 1️⃣ #YallaIsrael

Kahnle comes in to pitch the 8th. So Leban had 0.1IP and struck out the only batter he faced. R H E 🇮🇱 6️⃣ 7️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇳🇱 2️⃣ 2️⃣ 1️⃣ ↑ 8th

Zach Leban gets the last out of the 7th, which closes the book on Bowman: 1.2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 0K

That 5-run sixth inning ties our most productive WBC inning ever, from our 2017 game against Chinese Taipei when we scored 5 in the 7th on our way to a 15-7 victory at the Gocheok Sky Dome.

A bases-clearing double from Matt Mervis plates Mendlinger and Gelof to make it 6-2 with Israel on the long side—the most runs we've ever scored in a game since joining Pool D (2023).

A Noah Mendlinger walk loads the bases and a Jake Gelof single plates a pair to give us our first lead of the game. 2 on, 2 out, and a 3-run inning so far for Israel. R H E 🇮🇱 4️⃣ 5️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇳🇱 2️⃣ 1️⃣ 1️⃣ ↑ 6th

ISRAEL TIES IT UP IN THE 6TH! A single by Horwitz, a fielding error on a ball hit by pinch hitter Garrett Stubbs, and a Schreck single plate a run for the Blue and White. R H E 🇮🇱 2️⃣ 4️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇳🇱 2️⃣ 1️⃣ 1️⃣ ↑ 6th

Mallitz comes in from the bullpen to get Beilenson out of a 2-on-2-out jam and induces a can of corn to right to get out of the inning. Still 1-2 in favor of the Dutch in the 6th.

Beilenson in from the Israel bullpen after two scoreless innings for Cohen. Final lines for Lequerica: 1.0IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 0K And Cohen: 2.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 5K Israel still trails by a run in the 4th.

Nice shutdown inning for Harrison Cohen, striking out the side. #YallaIsrael

A pop up to the catcher ended our 2nd inning rally. Harrison Cohen in to pitch for Israel. R H E 🇮🇱 1️⃣ 1️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇳🇱 2️⃣ 1️⃣ 0️⃣ ↓ 2nd

Netherlands scratched out two runs in the first but Israel got one back and chased the starter from the game in the second. Gelof on second with 2 out as Martin's comes in to pitch. R H E 🇮🇱 1️⃣ 1️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇳🇱 2️⃣ 1️⃣ 0️⃣ ↑ 2nd

We may not be advancing to the QF round this time, but we do lead Pool D (and the whole tournament) in one very key stat...

Here's our starting lineup for the final game of our 2026 WBC campaign. The Dutch are a great team, but we also have a 1-1 all-time record against them in WBC play, so we should be in for an exciting game.

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Why is this night different from all other nights? Tonight, we play our last game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Let's try to make this a night to remember! 🏟️ loanDepot Park 🆚 🇳🇱 Kingdom of the Netherlands (1-2) ⏰ 7:00 PM EDT | 01:00 IST 📺 Fox One App 🖥️ bit.ly/4cxTYTg 🎟️ bit.ly/4rfWpNP

Big Mazel tov to Team DR on securing a spot in the Quarterfinals. We'll always remember this as the day we scored our first run against perhaps the best team in the world. Game Wrap: www.israelbaseball.org/us/news/isra...

Ok, NOW it's over. DR wins 10-1. Congrats to the Dominican team on advancing to the Quarterfinals. We take on the Kingdom of the Netherlands tomorrow night.

To the bottom of the 9th...we need 9 runs to tie it up or 10 to walk it off. But it ain't over till it's over. R H E 🇩🇴 🔟 7️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇮🇱 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 0️⃣ ↑ 9th