Israel national baseball team
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| Israel national baseball team | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Confederation | Confederation of European Baseball |
| Manager | Jerry Weinstein |
| WBSC World Rank | 17  |
| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2017) |
| Best result | 6th (2017) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2010) |
| Best result | B Level Qualifier (2016) |
From left to right, former team manager Brad Ausmus, Shimon Peres and Daniel B. Shapiro.
Israel national baseball team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בבייסבול) represents Israel in international competitions. Prior to the 2017 World Baseball Classic Israel was 41st-ranked baseball team in the world and 16th in Europe,[1][2] however they advanced 22 spots due to their performance, ranking 19 in the world and 4th in Europe after.[3]
Contents
1 History
2 Current roster
3 2017 World Baseball Classic
4 International tournament results
4.1 World Baseball Classic
4.1.1 2013 World Baseball Classic
4.1.2 2017 World Baseball Classic
4.2 Olympics
4.3 European Under-21 Baseball Championship
4.4 European Juveniles Baseball Championship
4.5 European Baseball Championship
5 See also
6 References
History[edit]
Israel has baseball teams in all ages from 10 to 30. The current manager is Jerry Weinstein.[4]
In June 2015, Israel senior national team player Dean Kremer became the first Israeli to be selected in the Major League Baseball draft.[5] He was picked by the San Diego Padres in the 38th round. On 22 July it was announced that Kremer would fulfill his commitment and play for the UNLV Rebels baseball team.[6] After playing for the Rebels for the 2016 season, Dean Kremer was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers and assigned to the Ogden Raptors.[7]
On the basis of its performance in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, Israel automatically qualified for the 2021 World Baseball Classic.
Current roster[edit]
| Israel roster - 2020 Olympic Qualifying Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Players | |||
Pitchers
| Catchers
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2017 World Baseball Classic[edit]
| Israel roster - 2017 World Baseball Classic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
| Manager
Coaches
| ||
International tournament results[edit]
World Baseball Classic[edit]
| Israel World Baseball Classic | |
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| Tournament Results | |
| Medal Tally | |
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World Baseball Classic record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host(s) | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | Host | W | L | RS | RA | |
2006 | Did not enter | No qualifiers held | |||||||||||
2009 | Did not enter | No qualifiers held | |||||||||||
2013 | Did not qualify | United States | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | |||||||
2017 | South Korea | Round 1 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | United States | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
Japan | Round 2 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | |||||||
2021 | Qualified | Automatically qualified | |||||||||||
Total | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 30 | 31 | – | 5 | 1 | 33 | 17 | |
2013 World Baseball Classic[edit]
The team competed in the September 2012 Qualifier 1 round, in Jupiter, Florida against Spain, France, and South Africa. Israel won easily in their first game. Israel then beat Spain in the winner's bracket. Spain then eliminated South Africa to earn a rematch with Israel, in the final game. Spain won the winner-take-all final game, 9–7 in 10 innings, to advance to the main tournament.
2017 World Baseball Classic[edit]
In September 2016, Team Israel competed in the 2017 Qualifier 4 round. Colorado Rockies coach Jerry Weinstein served as the manager.[8] Israel's roster included 20 MLB-affiliated minor leaguers, making up 86% of the team, more than any other team in the qualifiers even before including recent Major Leaguers.[9]
Israel won all three of their games in the qualifier, beating Great Britain twice and Brazil once.[10][11][12] With the win, Israel advanced to play in Pool A in South Korea in March 2017, against South Korea, Taiwan, and the Netherlands.[13]
Prior to the start of the 2017 tournament, ESPN considered Israel, ranked 41st in the world, to be the biggest underdog in the tournament, referring to them as the "Jamaican bobsled team of the WBC".[14][15] Israel began the round robin tournament with wins against world # 3 Korea and world # 4 Chinese Taipei,[16] and world # 9 Netherlands.[17] Team Israel's first round performance afforded it a spot in the second round, in Pool E in Japan and ensured its participation in the 2021 tournament.[18]Ryan Lavarnway was named Pool A MVP.[19]
In the first game of the second round, Team Israel beat Team Cuba (world # 5) by a score of 4−1.[20] Israel lost the next two games, to the Netherlands and world # 1 Japan, and came in third in Pool E.
In 2018 a documentary was released entitled Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel which covered the experience of Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[21][22]
Olympics[edit]
In preparation for Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 10 American baseball players made Aliyah in order to qualify under the citizenship requirement for the Olympics. These players were Corey Baker, Gabe Cramer, Blake Gailen, Joey Wagman, Alex Katz, Eric Brodkowitz, Jonathan de Marte, Jeremy Wolf, Jon Moscot, and Zack Weiss.[23][24]
European Under-21 Baseball Championship[edit]
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European Juveniles Baseball Championship[edit]
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European Baseball Championship[edit]
European Baseball Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host(s) | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | Host | W | L | RS | RA | |
2010 | Did not qualify | Croatia | 2 | 2 | 22 | 27 | |||||||
2012 | Did not qualify | Israel | 3 | 2 | 39 | 16 | |||||||
2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
2016 | Did not qualify | Slovenia, Austria | 8 | 2 | 97 | 29 | |||||||
2018 | TBD | Serbia | TBD | ||||||||||
See also[edit]
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Israel national baseball team. |
- Baseball in Israel
- Israel Baseball League
References[edit]
^ "Israel's baseball team moves up in world rankings". i24news. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "The WBSC World Rankings 2016 -- WBSC". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ New WBSC World Rankings revealed following World Baseball Classic 2017
^ "Senior National Team on their Way to Vienna - Israel Baseball - Official Site". Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "Kremer first Israeli to be picked in MLB draft". Jerusalem Post.
^ Heller, Aron. "Israeli baseball player selected in MLB draft for 1st time". The Washington Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "Dean Kremer Stats, Fantasy & News". Major League Baseball.
^ "How a Survivor's Son Is Bringing Baseball to Israel".
^ "Israel off to great start in Baseball Classic Qualifier tournament in Brooklyn" - Israel News, Jerusalem Post
^ "Great Britain vs. Israel - 09/22/16".
^ "Great Britain vs. Israel - 09/25/16".
^ "Brazil vs. Israel - 09/23/16".
^ "Israel Advances to the World Baseball Classic". The New York Times. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "Team Israel -- and its mascot, Mensch on a Bench -- is the Jamaican bobsled team of the WBC"
^ "World Baseball Classic: Israel's Cinderella Run Forges Ahead After Upsetting Taiwan"
^ "Israel wins at World Baseball Classic again"
^ [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/03/09/israel-beats-netherlands-advances-in-world-baseball-classic/98942326/ World Baseball Classic newcomer Israel advances to second round
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^ Israel advances to 2nd round of World Baseball Classic
^ "Israel's Lavarnway named MVP of Pool A," mlb.com.
^ "Israel upsets Cuba at WBC," The Japan Times.
^ "Exclusive: Full Trailer for 'Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel' Doc". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ "Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ "10 U.S.-Jewish Baseball Players to Get Dual Israeli Citizenship in Bid to Make 2020 Olympics". 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via Haaretz.
^ "Ten Jewish-American baseball players to immigrate to Israel for Olympics". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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