Tel Aviv Lightning

The Tel Aviv Lightning (Hebrew: תל אביב לייטנינג) was an Israeli baseball team from Tel Aviv in the Israel Baseball League.

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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.

On February 26, 2007 it was announced that former Major League Baseball player Steve Hertz would be the manager of the Express.

The first player selected by the Lightning in the inaugural draft was Dominican catcher Anderson Mejia.

Located at the Sportek Baseball Field in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv Lightning roster
Active (25-man) rosterCoaches/Other
Starting rotation

18 Adam Crabb

22 Mike Etkin

24 Cameron Ewers

7 Daniel Kaufman

20 Aaron Pribble

30 Dan Rothem

4 Joey Sherman

6 Jason Bonder Bullpen

Currently unknown † 15-day disabled list Roster Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine updated 02.05.2007 Transactions Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine | | Catchers

9 Adam Kopiec

21 Dane Wigg

23 Eric Rattner Infielders

1 Jacob Levy

2 Raul Franco

5 Sam Marthinsen

8 Matt Brill

10 Nate Fish

15 Stewart Perez Brito Outfielders

3 Brian Langbord

11 Jeff Hastings

14 Orr Gottlieb

19 Josh Matlow Designated hitters

Currently unknown | | Manager

  • Steve Hertz Coaches

11 Jeff Hastings

30 Dan Rothem Suspended list

Currently vacant |

Official

  • (in English) Official site of the Tel Aviv Lightning Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine

Unofficial

  • (in Hebrew) Tel Aviv Lightning Fan Site

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