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World Baseball Classic newcomer Israel advances to second round
by AP
March 9, 2017

With a little help from “The Mensch on the Bench” mascot, Israel is into the second round of the World Baseball Classic. Just 41st in the world rankings, Israel beat third-ranked South Korea 2-1 in its opening game and then defeated 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 up for Israel is the second round in Tokyo with a chance to advance to the semifinals…Israel’s roster is made up almost entirely of Jewish-American players with major or minor league experience. READ MORE

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