* Answering to a "higher authority"

August 26, 2008

The New York Mets hosted Jewish Heritage Day on Aug. 24. So how appropriate was it that Astros’ catcher Brad Ausmus, one of the few Jewish Major Leaguers, hit the go-ahead homer in the 10th inning in what ended up a 6-4 victory?

Now it’s the Astros’ turn. The club will host a “Welcome Israel Day” in recognition of the nation’s 60th anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 31 in a cintest against the Cardinals, according to this story from Houston’s Jewish Herald-Voice.

For more information on Jews in the Major Leaguers, visit JewishMajorLeaguers.org.

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