| Tel Aviv Lightning תל אביב לייטנינג |
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| League | Israel Baseball League | |||
| Location | Tel Aviv | |||
| Ballpark | Sportek Baseball Field | |||
| Year Founded | 2006 | |||
| League championships | 0 | |||
| Colors | Blue | |||
| Manager | Steve Hertz | |||
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The Tel Aviv Lightning (Hebrew: תל אביב לייטנינג) is an Israeli baseball team from Tel Aviv in the Israel Baseball League.
The Lightning finished the inaugrual 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]
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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]
Located at the Sportek Baseball Field in Tel Aviv.
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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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