Caleb Friedman | JTA Jewish (and any non-Jewish) baseball fans know the names and achievements of Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, along with their hallowed status in the greater American Jewish history books. But they were far from the only Jewish ballplayers to make an impact on the game over the course of the 20th century. Howard Megdal, who writes for Baseball Prospectus and extensively on women’s sports, released an updated version of his 2009 book “The Baseball Talmud: The Definitive Position-by-Position Ranking of Baseball’s Chosen Players” in May to mark the moment, we’ve highlighted five less-heralded players from its...
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