Forget the Dominican Republic, Israel is the new hotbed for young baseball talent. That’s right, Ladies and Geetles, the Israel Baseball Academy has officially been launched like a pumpkin violently shot from a cannon. We’ve hand picked 11 of our finest young players, and we’re putting them to the test every week, literally, measuring their body fat, grip strength, positional velocity, blind taste test, and overall curatorial sensabilites, and reporting it all back to none other than Major League Baseball himself. I now present to you, using only a wide angle lense, and my own squinting eye, the Inaugural Class of the Israel Baseball Academy.
Shlomo Lipman. 17 years-old. RHP/IF. Bet Shemesh.
Ori Wachspress. 16 years-old. RHP/IF. Modiin.
Noam Calisar. 17 years-old. SS. Benyamina.
Tal Erel. 18 years-old. C. Tel Aviv.
Ilan Klein. 19 years-old. RHP/IF. Bet Shemesh.
Assaf Lowengart. 16 years-old. RHP/IF. Timorim.
Avi Watson. 17 years-old. LHP/1B. Bet Shemesh.
Roye Shelem. 19 years-old. OF. Tel Aviv.
Yoav Moeded. 17 years-old. IF. Kibbutz Gezer.
Ofer Bobrov. 15 years-old. RHP/OF. Misgav.
Yotam Ben Amran. 17 years-old. RHP. Bet Nir. Missed picture day…
It’s happening. One practice at a time. One squat, one pitch, one tire-flip at a time. The Israel Baseball Academy has arrived.
