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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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

Final line on Weiss: 2.1IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K

The DR adds another run on an O'Neil Cruz solo shot. Ramirez followed up with a double got caught stealing 3rd to limit the damage. R H E 🇩🇴 6️⃣ 3️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇮🇱 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ ↑ 4th

Israel issues 4 walks and then gives up a grand slam to Fernando Tatis, Jr. to chase Prager from the game. Zack Weiss coming in in relief. Final line on Prager: 1.2IP, 1H, 5R, 5ER, 4BB, 1K R H E 🇩🇴 5️⃣ 1️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇮🇱 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ ↑ 2nd

A couple balls to the warning track, but Levenson and Bader make great catches. A 1-2-3 inning for Prager. We're underway here in Miami. R H E 🇩🇴 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇮🇱 0️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ ↓ 1st

No fancy graphic today, so you have to read my bad handwriting. But the lineup is in, and the players are ready to go! #YallaIsrael

BREAKING NEWS: In the pre-game presser, Zach Levenson revealed his Bar Mitzvah was Pittsburgh Steelers themed. (h/t Ari Ackerman for asking this burning question)

How we feelin' today Israel fans? Last night's win earned us a slot in the next WBC. A win today could advance us to the next round. Yalla! 🏟️ loanDepot Park 🆚 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (2-0) ⏰ 12:00 PM EDT | 18:00 IST 📺 FS2 / Fox One App 🖥️ bit.ly/4aXzZMB 🎟️ bit.ly/4rgBCcX #WBC2026

Crack open some Manischewitz and celebrate this win! Then get some rest, because we're back in action at noon tomorrow against the Dominican Republic. Game Wrap: Israel takes Game 2 against Nicaragua, secures spot in next WBC 🔗 www.israelbaseball.org/us/en/news/i...

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Max Lazar comes in to pitch for Israel and gets 2 quick outs. Final line on Bowman: 1.1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K

Benjamin Rosengard, who came in as a pinch runner for Levenson, stays in the game, playing 2B. Noah Mendlinger moves from 2B to LF., R H E 🇳🇮 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇮🇱 5️⃣ 8️⃣ 0️⃣ ↑ 8th

Stretch time! 🎶 Take me out to the ball game Take me out with the crowd Buy me some schnitzel and Bamba Snack I don’t care if I never get back Let me root, root, root for Team Israel If they don’t win, it’s a shonda For it’s echad, sh'tayim, shalosh strikes, you’re out At the old ball game 🎶

Belatedly: final pitching line for Kremer — 4.1IP, 2H, 0R, 4K, 1BB And for Mallitz 1.2IP, 0H, 1K, 1BB, 1HB

Noah Mendlinger collects his 3rd hit of the night to lead off the 6th. He's 3 for 3 off 3 different Nicaragua pitchers. Moments later, Spencer Horwitz collects his 2nd HBP of the night. Oy.

Israel scores 4 more in the 5th, RBI singles for Bader and Carrigg and a 2-RBI single for Levenson. Israel now leads 5-0. R H E 🇳🇮 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇮🇱 5️⃣ 7️⃣ 0️⃣ ↑ 6th

Mallitz gets in and out of a bases loaded jam by inducing a 5-3 double play to preserve the Israel lead. R H E 🇳🇮 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇮🇱 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 0️⃣ ↓ 5th

Now entering the game to pitch for Israel, Josh Mallitz.

Israel scores first on a Noah Mendlinger RBI single to plate Cole Carrigg, but unable to push any more across. R H E 🇳🇮 0️⃣ 1️⃣ 0️⃣ 🇮🇱 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 0️⃣ ↑ 4th

A 1-2-3 inning for Dean Kremer, and we are underway here at loanDepot Park! #YallaIsrael

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