Israeli national baseball team
| Israel national baseball team | |
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 Israel
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| Confederation | Confederation of European Baseball |
| Manager | Jerry Weinstein |
| 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) |
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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, however they advanced 22 spots due to their performance, ranking 19 in the world and 4th in Europe after.
Israel has baseball teams in all ages from 10 to 30. The current manager is Jerry Weinstein.
In June 2015, Israel senior national team player Dean Kremer became the first Israeli to be selected in the Major League Baseball draft. 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. After playing for the Rebels for the 2016 season, Dean Kremer was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers and assigned to the Ogden Raptors.
Since Israel did not come in last in the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, it automatically qualified for the 2021 World Baseball Classic.
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.
In September 2016, Team Israel competed in the 2017 Qualifier 4 round. Colorado Rockies coach Jerry Weinstein served as the manager. 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.
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