The World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) released its updated men’s baseball national rankings earlier this week, with four European nations — Sweden, Hungary, Croatia and Great Britain — marking the biggest…
Category: Israel
“Designated Hitters” Podcast Follows Team Israel from Humble Beginnings to Unexpected Glory
Press release from Israel Association of Baseball. LOS ANGELES AND TEL AVIV —There are precisely zero professional baseball stadiums in Israel, no professional league to speak of, and maybe a handful of…
Netherlands Wins Fourth Consecutive European Championship
TURIN — The Netherlands defeated Israel 9-4 (box score) on Sunday to claim the country’s fourth consecutive European championship. Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Dutch rallied to score…
2021 European Championship Knockout Play Begins
The 2021 European championship continues in earnest today, with the four scheduled quarterfinals announcing the beginning of the knockout rounds. The four group winners — Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, and Spain —…
2021 European Championship Starts Play on Sunday
The 2021 European championship is slated to start on Sunday in Italy’s Piedmont region. At three sites in and around Turin, Europe’s top 16 men’s national teams will compete for the European…
Tokyo 2020, Game 11: Israel Eliminated by Walkoff Despite Valencia Homer
By Gabriel Fidler. Image of Valencia courtesy of WBSC. Danny Valencia hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth as Israel twice mounted comebacks against No. 7 Dominican Republic, but Los Quisqueyanos saved…
Tokyo 2020, Game 9: Kim Strikes Again as South Korea Blasts Israel
Wrap and images courtesy of WBSC. World No. 3 South Korea advanced today to the semifinal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic baseball competition after beating No. 24 Israel, 11-1, in a mercy-rule,…
Olympic Baseball Day 5: ISR-DOM Historical Preview, Starting Pitchers
Notes and images courtesy of WBSC. Today’s one-game playoff between baseball powerhouse Dominican Republic and Olympic newcomer Israel will decide whose hopes of a medal will continue. The winner will have the chance to…
Tokyo 2020, Game 7: Israel Defeats Mexico to Keep Olympic Dream Alive
By Bruce Baskin The Mexican Olympic baseball team lost to Israel by a 12-5 count Sunday in Yokohama to be eliminated from their first appearance in the Summer Games after losing all…
Olympic Baseball Day 4: ISR-MEX, DOM-KOR Historical Preview, Starting Pitchers
Notes and images courtesy of WBSC. The knockout phase begins with an elimination game between Mexico and Israel. The defending gold medalist Korea will face the Dominican Republic in the night game. Two…
Tokyo 2020: Olympic Baseball Knockout Schedule Set
The knockout stage, including the semifinals, consists of eight games and runs from 1-5 August, with the medal round to follow on 7 August. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced…
Tokyo 2020, Game 4: USA Overpowers Israel Despite Valencia Homer
Wrap and images courtesy of WBSC. Jon Ryan tossed six innings, giving up one run, while the US bullpen ended the game with three scoreless innings. In USA’s first Olympic baseball game…
Olympic Baseball Day 3: Israel Looks to Rebound From Olympic Debut Loss
Israel and the USA will meet on Day Three of the 2020 Olympic baseball tournament, with Israel looking to rebound from its 6-5 loss in extra innings at the hands of South…
Tokyo 2020, Game 2: Israel Loses Extra-Inning Heartbreaker to 2008 Olympic Baseball Champions South Korea
Wrap and images courtesy of WBSC. Olympic baseball has opened its competition with a pair of dramatic thrillers. After Japan’s come from behind, walk-off win over Dominican Republic yesterday in Fukushima, today…
Team Israel Set to Start Olympic Play Against South Korea
Israel and South Korea are set to meet at 12:00 (CEST) today on the second day of the 2020 Olympic baseball tournament. South Korea will be sending the 21-year-old right-hander Won Tae-in…
U18 European Championship: Day 5
Day Five of the U18 European championship saw the final group games played, with Germany defeating Spain 1-0 (box score) to claim the top spot in Group B. In Group A, the…
U18 European Championship: Day 4
Day Four of the U18 European championship saw host Italy complete group play with an undefeated record, while the Dutch booked their second win and the Czechs their first. In the day’s…
U18 European Championship: Day 2
Host Italy and Germany booked their second victories at the U18 European championship on Tuesday, while Israel responded to its lopsided defeat on Monday with a big victory of its own in…
U18 European Championship: Day 1
The U18 European championship got underway in Macerata and Montegranaro, Italy, on Monday, with Germany’s 4-3 victory (box score) over the Czech Republic the highlight of Day One action. Germany strung together three…
Team Israel Adds Bethesda (US) Train Stop to Its Pre-Olympic Schedule
Press release and graphic from Israel Association of Baseball. TEL AVIV — Israel’s national baseball team will play one game near the United States capital as part of its pre-Olympic training. Team…
Aberdeen (US) Latest Stop Added to Team Israel Exhibition Tour
Press release and graphic from Israel Association of Baseball. Israel’s national baseball team will continue its pre-Olympic tour of the Northeastern United States when it plays the Cal Ripken League All-Stars in…
Israeli Premier League Playoffs Begin
The 2021 Israeli Premier League playoffs are set to begin on Sunday, with Game One in the league’s three-game championship series scheduled for June 23. Sunday’s match-up has Bet Shemesh taking on…
USA Qualifies for Olympics; Venezuela and DR to Challenge Netherlands in Mexico
The field for the 2020 Olympic baseball tournament in Tokyo is one step closer to being finalized, with the USA joining the already qualified nations, including the European qualifier Israel, after winning the WBSC…
Team Israel exhibition tour adds game in Harrisburg
Press release and graphic from Israel Association of Baseball. Israel’s national baseball team will face the Cal Ripken League All-Stars in an exhibition game at FNB Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday,…
Team Israel Adds Lancaster to Exhibition Tour
Press release and photo courtesy of Israel Association of Baseball. Israel’s national baseball team will visit Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as part of its pre-Olympic training camp this summer. The Lancaster Barnstormers will host…