Tonight, Adam Greenberg gets one more at bat! After his appearance with Team Israel in the WBC Qualifiers, the Miami Marlins signed the former Jewish Major Leaguer — who’s previous big league career consisted of being hit in the head by the first pitch he saw — to a one game contract. Greenberg has a variety of cards and memorabilia available to Jewish baseball collectors.
Read MoreAdam Greenberg — the former Jewish Major Leaguer who’s big league career was limited to one pitch, which hit him in the head — was added to the Team Israel’s roster for the World Baseball Classic qualifiers. Despite — and possibly because of — the extreme brevity of his major league career, Greenberg has a range of baseball cards available to Jewish baseball collectors.
Read MoreIn the third and final installment of the posting examining the cards and memorabilia of Jewish World Series MVP winners, JewishSportsCollectibles.com provides a look at Steve Yeager’s collectibles, including the convert catcher’s tush.
Read MoreCollectors who have Aaron Pribble’s Pitching In The Promised Land in their Jewish baseball library may be interested in having the pitcher-turned-author’s baseball cards, too.
Read MoreJustine Siegal represents a niche-within-a-niche for Jewish baseball collectors. She’s the first female to pitch batting practice for Major League Baseball, and the first woman to coach first base for a professional team, with the Brockton Rox on the CanAm League. Opportunities exist, and are growing, to add Siegal’s memorabilia to your collection.
Read MoreI’ve been fortunate to have acquired numerous through-the-mail (TTM) autographs from the Jewish independent league players in reply to my requests in the last two years. The most recent came from Adam Klein, who plays for the Gary Southshore RailCats of the Northern League, and included an autographed card and hand written, signed letter.
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