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In 1866, Lipman Pike became the first great professional Jewish baseball player when he signed a $20-a-week contract to hold down the hot corner for the Philadelphia Athletics.

From the blog of Joe Guzzardi at The Times of Israel

Oh no! It’s Friday the 13th! If the Royals lose today... they could find themselves 18.5 GB instead of 17.5 GB