S4E3 - Get to know Spencer Horwitz, Blue Jays prospect and Team Israel sparkplug

Spencer Horwitz hasn't suited up for the Toronto Blue Jays yet. Actually, he hasn't even been to Toronto yet. But the 25-year-old first baseman and outfielder is already making waves on an international stage: just days ago, as a rookie member of Team Israel's roster at the World Baseball Classic, where the Holy Land is the unanimous underdog in a group of Latin American powerhouse teams, Horwitz tied the game in the eighth inning by hitting Israel's first RBI. That completely swung the game's momentum, leading to two more runs by Team Israel—and a upset victory for the Jews.



Days before Horwitz's herculean swing, he joined the Menschwarmers for a friendly interview about his upbringing in Baltimore, why he joined Team Israel and how excited he is to get to Toronto for his first-ever major league game. Plus, Gabe and Jamie catch up on Max Homa's continued rise to stardom, Lance Stroll's feat of broken-wrist racing and the (unfortunately) historic game Team Israel played at the WBC after that initial Nicaraguan victory.



Credits



Menschwarmers is hosted by James Hirsh and Gabe Pulver, and produced and edited by Michael Fraiman. Our intro music is by Coby Lipovitch, and our outro music is "Organ Grinder Swing (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ch...) " by chēēZ π (https://cheez-p.bandcamp.com/) . This show is a member of The CJN Podcast Network. Follow the Menschwarmers on Twitter @menschwarmers (  / menschwarmers  ) or TikTok @menschwarmers. Support the show by subscribing to this podcast (https://thecjn.ca/arts/podcast-subscr...) or donating to The CJN (https://thecjn.ca/donate) .