Brian Horwitz

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According to Baseball Almanac, Horwitz was the 159th Jewish player to make the majors. [5] Horwitz became the first Jewish player to play with the Giants since the 1995–1996 tenure of pitcher Jose Bautista, and the eighth since they moved to San Francisco. [2] [24] Horwitz credited one set of grandparents for “instilling a lot of Jewish traits in our family,” said Horwitz. He played in the Maccabi Games when he was 15 and 16, leading his LA-area team to national titles in 1996 and 1997. [24]

In 2009, he was one of the ballplayers honored in the fifth edition of Jewish Major Leaguers baseball cards. [25]

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Brian Horwitz
Outfielder
Born: (1982-11-07) November 7, 1982 (age 41)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 30, 2008, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 30, 2008, for the San Francisco Giants