Chasing baseball gold: Israeli team has big dreams for Tokyo
By DAVID BRANDTMay 14, 2021 GMT
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Danny Valencia ducked out of the scorching Arizona sun, reached into a cooler to grab an ice-cold drink and took a seat on the bench. The former Major League Baseball player savored the sweat dripping off his face onto the dugout floor, knowing he had found a second calling in the game of baseball.
Leading Team Israel to Olympic gold in Tokyo this summer.
“I wanted to play some meaningful baseball games,” Valencia said. “Before you knew it, I’m on a plane to Israel.”
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This Date in Baseball
(April 17
1892 In the first Sunday game in National League history, Cincinnati defeated St. Louis 5-1.
1924 Baby Doll Jacobson of the St. Louis Browns hit for the cycle in a 6-3 loss at the Chicago White Sox.
1932 New York first baseman Bill Terry tied an NL record with 21 putouts as the Giants beat Boston 5-0 behind Hal Schumacher’s two-hitter.
1951 In his first major league game, Mickey Mantle went 1-for-4 as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-0.
1953 Mickey Mantle cleared the bleachers at Griffith Stadium with a 565-foot home run off Chuck Stobbs. The shot came in the fifth inning of a 7-3 win over the Senators.
It’s easy to get caught up in the hype of a prospect making his major-league debut, especially when their narrative is as improbable as Akil Baddoo’s Rule 5 draft pick, home run on his first pitch, sent from a dying planet to fight for truth, justice and the Ilitch-ian way, etc. has been for the Detroit Tigers.
And, indeed, the results from his first 10 games still a small sample size, but one that covers more than a hot weekend, at least are impressive: 10-for-31 with two doubles, a triple, four homers, 11 RBIs and even a steal. His 11 strikeouts and only one walk, though, are less Superman and more Clark Kent.