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Mitch Glasser

Mitchell Emri Glasser (born October 15, 1989) is an American-Israeli former professional baseball player. He also plays for the Israel National Baseball Team.

In high school, Glasser was Illinois Independent School League MVP as a senior. At Macalester College, he was all-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference four times, and in 2011 he was the most difficult player in NCAA Division III to strike out.

Glasser was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 39th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He has played for the Chicago White Sox organization in Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed hitter, he plays second base, third base, and outfield.

He played for Team Israel at the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He also played for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He played primarily right field for Team Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the summer of 2021, and had a .474 on base percentage which was 5th-highest at the Olympic Games. Provided by Wikipedia