Random Famous Athletes Who Are Jewish (20 items)

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  (#4) Brad Ausmus

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  Former major league catcher Brad Ausmus was born to a Jewish mother and Protestant father in New Haven, Connecticut. He went on to manage the Israel national baseball team and become the first Jewish manager of the Detroit Tigers. He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

  He told the Jewish Journal, "I wasn't raised with the Jewish religion, so in that sense I don't really have much feeling toward it. But, however, in the last 10 or so years, I have had quite a few young Jewish boys who will tell me that I am their favorite player or they love watching me play or they feel like baseball is a good fit for them because it worked for me or it worked for Shawn Green or other Jewish players at the major league level. It has been a sense of pride. If you can have a positive impact on a kid, I'm all for it."
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  (#6) Kevin Youkilis

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  MLB star Kevin Youkilis was featured in the 2010 documentary Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story.
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  (#7) Craig Breslow

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  Red Sox pitcher Craig Breslow is Jewish. He says, "being Jewish is more difficult in baseball... but I try to do what I can in terms of paying attention to holidays."
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  (#17) Adam Podlesh

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  NFL punter Adam Podlesh is Jewish.
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  (#18) Mike Lieberthal

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  Mike Lieberthal has one of the best home run records of any Jewish MLB player.
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  (#20) Nat Holman

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  One of the earliest pro basketball players, Nat Holman was Jewish. He died at the Hebrew Home for the Aged in 1995.

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