With the 2019 season just getting underway, Kevin Pillar, one of Major League Baseball’s veteran players has joined the San Francisco Giants. The former Toronto Blue Jay is a solid outfielder, a home run threat — and a proud Jewish role model. Pillar, 30, is one of the game’s few Jewish players. The Giants acquired…
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