Tradition of 'improbable winning streaks,' Team Israel says ahead of World Baseball Classic

(JNS) - It was almost a decade ago that Team Israel came seemingly out of nowhere to reach the second round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic as higher-ranked teams fell short.

The Israeli team's leadership is hoping for another taste of success this time around.

"At this point, we have a habit of winning, and we have a tradition of winning," Nate Fish, manager of the Israeli national team and CEO of Israel Baseball Americas, told JNS.

"We're going in expecting to find our way out of the first round and into the second round. It's not like an impossible dream," he said. "We've made it through...