smile: "We are smart. You don't have to hit to catch. We don't have to hit 40 homers. We don't have to run. We don't have to steal bases. All you have to do is catch, and you'll be in this league forever. We get beat up a little bit, but it's the quickest way to the major leagues." Lieberthal was inducted into the So Cal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, and into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. Film and television appearances Lieberthal appeared in the motion picture Summer Catch in 2001 alongside teammates Doug Glanville and Pat Burrell, as well as fellow major league baseball stars Hank Aaron, Ken Griffey Jr., and Dave Collins, among others. A bobblehead of Lieberthal is often seen in scenes of the show The Office. Charitable fundraising In 1998, he sponsored "Lieby's VIPs", in which he purchased $30,000 worth of tickets for children with cancer, and their families. He also treated the children to a Halloween party. He served as the 2000 chairman of the Corporate Alliance for Drug Education fundraising drive. With Doug Glanville and Randy Wolf, Lieberthal co-hosts a celebrity billiards tournament on behalf of the Philadelphia Futures mentor program. See also List of select Jewish baseball players References External links 1972 births Living people Baseball players from California Clearwater Phillies players Gold Glove Award winners Jewish American baseball players Jewish Major League Baseball players Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball catchers National League All-Stars People from Greater Los Angeles Philadelphia Phillies players Reading Phillies players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Sportspeople from Glendale, California Sportspeople from Ventura County, California Martinsville Phillies players Spartanburg Phillies players 21st-century American Jews