Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 History  





2 Stadium  





3 2007 roster  





4 Footnotes  





5 External links  














Tel Aviv Lightning






Français
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Tel Aviv Lightning
תל אביב לייטנינ
Information
LeagueIsrael Baseball League
LocationIsrael Tel Aviv
BallparkSportek Baseball Field
Founded2006
League championships0
ColorsBlue
ManagerUnited States Steve Hertz
Uniforms

Home

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

Located at the Sportek Baseball FieldinTel Aviv.

2007 roster

[edit]
Tel Aviv Lightning roster
Active (25-man) roster Coaches/Other
Starting rotation

Bullpen

  • Currently unknown

† 15-day disabled list
Roster updated 02.05.2007
Transactions

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

  • Currently unknown
Manager

Coaches

Suspended list

  • Currently vacant

Footnotes

[edit]
  1. ^ "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.
  • [edit]
    Official
    Unofficial


  • t
  • e
  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tel_Aviv_Lightning&oldid=1186975860"

    Categories: 
    Baseball teams in Israel
    Israeli sport stubs
    Asian baseball team stubs
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Articles containing Hebrew-language text
    Articles with Hebrew-language sources (he)
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 26 November 2023, at 17:45 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki