Well, they are the Under 14 Israel National Baseball team, and they came in 7th place out of 16.
But that is quite an accomplishment coming from a country with almost no baseball culture, or knowledge of the sport. Last year the young Israel National Team won the European championship in the C division, so this year’s team competed in the 2015 European B Division.
Here are some of the Israeli players with the opposing Ukrainian team.
Quite an accomplishment for these boys, to play in an European championship, against Ukraine, in Prague – and on Yom Hashoah.
Kol hakavod to the team and their families.
The Israeli Under 14 National Baseball team once again wins for representing Israel so well!
photo credit: Margo Sugarman
There may not be a baseball culture in Israel, but these players have role models in the American major leagues who are having good seasons, at least in the first month, players like Detroit’s Ian Kinsler, Oakland’s Sam Fuld and Ike Davis, and Toronto’s Kevin Pillar.
Many have parents who grew up in US with baseball as fond memory of their youth.
baseball will bring peace to the middle east
If only!