WATCH: US ambassador to Israel throws 1st pitch at Maccabiah baseball July 17, 2017David Friedman, US ambassador to Israel, threw the ceremonial first pitch at the final baseball game of the 20th Maccabiah, which brought together some 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries with 2,500 Israeli athletes in an Olympic-style competition. BaseballDavid FriedmanMaccabiah Games