Israel’s improbable quest for an Olympic medal in baseball ended Tuesday after the team featuring several former Major League ballplayers fell in a close match to the Dominican Republic.

Israel's players and coaches erupted in joy and relief, believing they had grabbed a lifeline to stave off elimination from the Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament ... Israel from the tournament. The ...

The team, Israel’s first baseball squad in the Olympics, has also bound together ... Mexico and the Dominican Republic. (Many American and Dominican players in the major leagues are not leaving ...