page_title: List of Jewish American sportspeople
section_title: Players
hierarchical_section_title: List of Jewish American sportspeople / Baseball / Players
caption_attribution_description: Red Sox catcher Ryan Lavarnway – Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles August 14, 2012
context_page_description: This is a list of notable Jewish American sportspeople.
context_section_description: Cal Abrams
  Lloyd Allen (converted to Judaism)
  Rubén Amaro, Jr. (Jewish mother)
  Morrie Arnovich, All Star
  Brad Ausmus, catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove
  Jesse Baker
  Brian Bark
  Ross Baumgarten
  Jose Bautista (Jewish mother)
  Bo Belinsky (Jewish mother)
  Joe Bennett
  Moe Berg
  Richard Bleier, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
  Bob Berman
  Cy Block
  Ron Blomberg (1948–), Major League's first designated hitter
  Sam Bohne
  Lou Boudreau (Jewish mother), 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager
  Ralph Branca, pitcher, 3x All-Star
  Ryan Braun, outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP
  Alex Bregman, infielder (Houston Astros)
  Craig Breslow, pitcher
  Louis Brower
  Conrad Cardinal
  Harry Chozen
  Mark Clear, relief pitcher, 2x All-Star
  Tony Cogan
  Alta Cohen
  Andy Cohen (1904–1988), 2nd baseman for the New York Giants (1926, 1928, 1929); managed one game for the 1960 Philadelphia Phillies
  Hy Cohen
  Syd Cohen
  Phil Cooney
  Ed Corey
  Bill Cristall
  Harry Danning, catcher, 4x All-Star
  Ike Davis, first baseman
  Cody Decker
  Harry Eisenstat
  Mike Epstein
  Reuben Ewing
  Al Federoff
  Harry Feldman
  Scott Feldman, pitcher
  Leo Fishel
  Matt Ford
  Nate Freiman
  Max Fried, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
  Sam Fuld, outfielder
  Brad Goldberg, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
  Sid Gordon, outfielder & third baseman, 2x All-Star
  John Grabow
  Shawn Green, right fielder, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
  Adam Greenberg (1981–), outfielder with the Chicago Cubs
  Hank Greenberg, first baseman & outfielder, 5x All-Star, 4x home run champion, 4x RBI leader, 2x MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame
  Mickey Haslin (whose father, George Haslinsky, was a son of Anna née Jaszová)
  Jason Hirsh, starting pitcher
  Ken Holtzman, starting pitcher, 2x All-Star. pitched two major league no-hitters
  Joe Horlen, pitcher, All-Star, ERA leader
  Brian Horwitz, outfielder
  Gabe Kapler
  Ty Kelly, utility player
  Ian Kinsler, second baseman, 4x All-Star
  Jerry Klein, pitcher
  Sandy Koufax, starting pitcher, 6x All-Star, 5x ERA leader, 4x strikeouts leader, 3x Wins leader, 2x W-L% leader, 1 perfect game, MVP, 3x Cy Young Award, Baseball Hall of Fame
  Barry Latman, pitcher
  Ryan Lavarnway, catcher
  Mike Lieberthal, catcher, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove
  Jason Marquis, starting pitcher, Silver Slugger, All Star
  Bob Melvin, catcher & manager of the Oakland Athletics
  Marvin Miller, first director of the MLBPA
  Jon Moscot, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
  David Newhan (whose father is Ross Newhan) 
  Jeff Newman, catcher & first baseman, All-Star, manager
  Joc Pederson, outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers)
  Barney Pelty
  Lefty Phillips, managed the California Angels in the late 1960s and early 1970s
  Lipman Pike, major league baseball's first player. outfielder, second baseman, & manager, 4x home run champion, RBI leader
  Kevin Pillar, center fielder
  Jake Pitler
  Aaron Poreda, pitcher
  Scott Radinsky, pitcher
  Jimmie Reese
  Jerry Reinsdorf, owner, Chicago White Sox
  Dave Roberts,  pitcher
  Saul Rogovin,  pitcher
  Al Rosen, third baseman & first baseman, 4x All-Star, 2x home run champion, 2x RBI leader, MVP
  Wayne Rosenthal
  Josh Satin, second baseman for the Mets
  Richie Scheinblum, outfielder, All-Star
  Scott Schoeneweis
  Art Shamsky, outfielder and first baseman in the '60s and '70s with the Reds and Mets.
  Larry Sherry, relief pitcher for the Dodgers
  Norm Sherry, catcher, managed the California Angels
  Mose Solomon, "The Rabbi of Swat"
  George Stone, outfielder, 1x batting title
  Steve Stone, All Star, Cy Young Award
  Danny Valencia, third baseman
  Steve Wapnick, relief pitcher
  Justin Wayne
  Phil Weintraub, nicknamed "Mickey"
  Josh Whitesell, first baseman
  Steve Yeager, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
  Larry Yellen, pitcher for the Houston Colt .45s 
  Kevin Youkilis, first baseman, third baseman, & left fielder, 3x All-Star, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron Award
  Josh Zeid, pitcher
  It is often stated incorrectly that Hall of Famer Rod Carew converted to Judaism, although it is true that he married a Jewish woman and they raised their children as Jews. This misconception was most famously perpetuated in two wor
caption: Ryan Lavarnway, catcher
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