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the tournament, became its
feel-good story, finishing sixth.

“We just missed out on
getting to the final four. We
definitely felt like we had a
good amount of support from
Israel, and from the Jewish
community in the U.S.,” Fuld
said. “They appreciated that a
number of us had taken some
time to visit the country and
learn more about their culture.

A number of other teammates
had already been there through
Birthright, and we had a couple
of native Israelis on our team.”
It was a close-knit squad
with a big assist from their
mascot: a stuffed toy known
as the Mensch on the Bench.

Fuld called it “definitely the
centerpiece of a lot of the team
bonding.” “If we ever felt pressure as
we worked our way through
the tournament, having a giant
stuffed mascot staring goofily
at you in the dugout, in the
clubhouse and even on the
plane was a great way to lighten
the mood and keep everyone
loose and having fun,” he said.

With current Jewish stars
like Alex Bregman, Max Fried
and Joc Pederson, along with
recently retired standouts
such as Ian Kinsler and Kevin
Youkilis and the plethora of
Jewish executives, this appears
to be a golden age for Jews in
baseball. Fuld says there is a camara-
derie among Jewish players,
enhanced for him by playing
for Team Israel.

“That was a unique connec-
tion that we all felt, and it
extends to the U.S. as well,” he
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