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World Baseball Classic: Israel improves to 2-0
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WBC 2017 Roundup 3/8: Israel, Netherlands advance - Over the Monster
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Israel Scores At World Baseball Classic
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Japan beats Israel to head to WBC semifinals with perfect record - The Japan Times
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Ryan Lavarnway looks out from behind home plate
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From Hit City to Baseball's World Cup, by Collin Perry
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Unlikely squad of American Jews are helping Team Israel crush it in the 2017 World Baseball Classic - ABC News
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The Mensches of March
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Veteran catcher Ryan Lavarnway pens children's book about how playing for Israel brought him closer to Judaism - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Film on the 2017 Team Israel is about more than baseball
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Josh Zeid, Greg Nappo among area players who starred at World Baseball Classic
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Preview Pool D at Baseball European Championship 2023: Belgium, Germany, Israel and Switzerland - WBSC Europe
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How Playing Baseball With Team Israel Transformed Ryan Lavarnway's Life