Sam Fuld might not be in the majors anymore, but he’s a key member of Team Israel in this month’s World Baseball Classic.
Fuld is among 40 players on Team Israel, which is the ultimate underdog. Bovada sportsbook has Israel listed at 200-to-1 odds to win the WBC — the longest shot in the tournament’s history and 100 times as unlikely as 2-to-1 favorite Team USA.
As ESPN’s Eddie Matz put it, Team Israel “essentially like the Mighty Ducks, Hickory High, and the Jamaican bobsled team all rolled into one.”
That’s particularly true considering Team Israel is the only team at the WBC’s 16 squads not in the Top 20 in the world rankings (Israel is 41st).