The Tel Aviv Lightning (Hebrew: תל אביב לייטנינג) was an Israeli baseball team from Tel Aviv in the Israel Baseball League.
The Lightning finished the inaugural 2007 season in second place with a 26-14 (.650) record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the semifinals of the 2007 IBL championship.
6' 5" lefthander Aaron Pribble was 7-2, with a league-leading 1.94 ERA. Daniel Kaufman, who pitched for Emory University, held opposing batters to a .170 batting average. The Most Valuable Israeli Player was pitcher Dan Rothem. [1]
History
On February 26, 2007 it was announced that former Major League Baseball player Steve Hertz would be the manager of the Express.[1]
The first player selected by the Lightning in the inaugural draft was Dominican catcher Anderson Mejia.[2]
Stadium
Located at the Sportek Baseball Field in Tel Aviv.
2007 roster
| Tel Aviv Lightning roster | |||||||||
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Starting rotation
Bullpen
† 15-day disabled list |
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Designated hitters
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Manager
Coaches
Suspended list
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Footnotes
- ^ "Holtzman, Blomberg, Shamsky set to manage in Israel Baseball League". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ^ "First Player Draft in IBL History Yields Bumper Crop". IsraelBaseballLeague.com. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
External links
- Official
- (in English) Official site of the Tel Aviv Lightning
- Unofficial
- (in Hebrew) Tel Aviv Lightning Fan Site