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NY pitcher becomes 1st known Orthodox Jewish player to be drafted by a major league team

New York teen, 17, makes history as the first Orthodox Jewish player to be drafted to the MLB as he joins the Arizona Diamondbacks Jacob Steinmetz, 17, of Woodmere, was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday afternoon, being the 77th overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft He is the first Orthodox Jewish player to make it to the big leagues Steinmetz told the New York Post he keeps the Sabbath and eats only Kosher food, but plays during the Sabbath and on Jewish holidays It s never been frustrating to me, Steinmetz told the New York Post. It s just something I ve always done. It makes me who I am

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NY pitcher becomes 1st known drafted practicing Orthodox Jew | Taiwan News

2021/07/13 06:52 MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred kicks off the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred kicks off the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Jacob Steinmetz s blazing fastball helped make him a baseball draft trailblazer. The New York native is believed to be the first known practicing Orthodox Jewish player to be selected by a major league team, going in the third round 77th overall to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Steinmetz, from the Long Island hamlet of Woodmere, is a 17-year-old right-hander whose repertoire features a fastball that sits in the mid- to upper-90s and a knee-buckling curveball. His draft stock rose considerably while playing for the Elev8 Baseball Academy in Delray Beach, Florida, this year

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New York Pitcher Becomes First Known Practicing Orthodox Jew Drafted Into MLB

Steinmetz recently told the New York Post he keeps the Sabbath and eats only Kosher food, but plays during the Sabbath and on Jewish holidays although he walks to games during the Sabbath rather than taking transportation. No practicing Orthodox Jewish player has made it to the big leagues. The selections during the nine rounds Monday were made by teams on a conference call after the first night was a primetime event at Denver’s Bellco Theater with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announcing the picks. Major League Baseball moved the draft from June to July, including it in the All-Star festivities.

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The Recorder - NY pitcher becomes 1st known drafted practicing Orthodox Jew

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