A deep dive into Israel’s roster at the World Baseball Classic, feat. Ryan Lavarnway

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MLB veteran Ryan Lavarnway has been a mainstay of Team Israel Baseball since their storied 2017 run at the World Baseball Classic, pictured above. (Photo courtesy The Israeli National Baseball Team/Facebook)

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Next week, Israel is heading back to the World Baseball Classic, five years after their meteoric rise in the 2017 competition created a lasting impact that changed the way international fans saw Jewish athletes. Israeli baseball is now a thing, with the small country fielding a competitive team in the Olympics and beyond.

So in anticipation of the WBC, the Menschwarmers couldn’t help but put together a special hour-long episode dedicated to full-blown analysis—including a surprise guest appearance by MLB vet and World Series champ Ryan Lavarnway, a stalwart of the team who fills us in on where Team Israel has been and what their expectations are for the coming weeks.

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Menschwarmers is hosted by James Hirsh and Gabe Pulver, and produced and edited by Michael Fraiman. Our intro music is by Coby Lipovitch, and our outro music is “Organ Grinder Swing” by chēēZ π. This show is a member of The CJN Podcast Network. Follow the Menschwarmers on Twitter @menschwarmers or TikTok @menschwarmers. To learn how to support the show by subscribing to this podcast, please watch this video.