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‘Why can’t I be the first?’ Orthodox baseball prospect Jacob Steinmetz on the history he hopes to make
(JTA) — If all goes well for Jacob Steinmetz ... where sports were big, but baseball wasn’t — mainly basketball and hockey. Steinmetz was a good enough basketball player that an option ...
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Orthodox minor-league pitcher Jacob Steinmetz is eating kosher delivery, walking to the stadium on Shabbat — and staying focused on the game
As Jacob Steinmetz prepared for his first international road trip as a professional baseball player last week, he had plenty on his plate — literally. The 20-year-old pitching prospect ...