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Ra'anana Express

Ra'anana Express

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The Ra'anana Express (Hebrew: רעננה אקספרס) was an Israeli baseball team from Ra'anana in the now-defunct Israel Baseball League.

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The Express finished the inaugural 2007 season in fifth place, 17-24 (.415), and lost to the Netanya Tigers in the semifinals of the 2007 championship.

History

In 2007 the team was managed by Australian Shaun Smith.

The first player selected by the Express in the inaugural 2007 draft was Australian pitcher John Thew.[1] The team's first game was played against the Tel Aviv Lightning on June 24, 2007, at the Sportek in Tel Aviv.

Starting pitcher Esequier Pie, from San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic, threw two no-hitters in the 2007 season.

Stadium

Located in the Baptist Village in Petah Tikva, the Yarkon Sports Complex is home to the Express as well as the Petach Tikva Pioneers and the Israeli national baseball team.

2007 roster

Ra'anana Express roster
Active (25-man) roster Coaches/Other
Starting rotation
  • 36 Dominican Republic Esequier Pie
  • 3 United States Nat Ballenberg
  • 25 Israel Daniel Maddy-Weitzman
  • 23 United States Nathan Mittag
  • 20 Australia John Thew
  • 4 Colombia Max Vazquez
  • 30 United States Travis Zier
  • 7 United States Joshua Zumbrun

Bullpen

  • Currently unknown

† 15-day disabled list
Roster updated 28.06.2007
Transactions

 Catchers
  • 9 Israel Mike Hochman
  • 8 United States Jesse Michel
  • 16 Dominican Republic Juan Ramirez

Infielders

  • 11 United States Matt Block
  • 10 United States Scott Feller
  • 1 United States Ben Katz-Moses
  • 6 United States Donnie Mott
  • 5 Israel Guy Peled
  • 14 United States Brendan Rubenstein

Outfielders

  • 12 United States Matt Castillo
  • 18 United States Ben Field
  • 2 United States John Toussas
  • 21 United States Stephen Raab

Designated hitters

  • Currently unknown
 Manager
  • - Australia Shaun Smith

Coaches

Suspended list

  • Currently vacant

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    "First Player Draft in IBL History Yields Bumper Crop". IsraelBaseballLeague.com. Retrieved 2007-04-29.


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