Daniel Maddy-Weitzman (born 14 November 1986, in

Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

) is an Israeli

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player who is one of the few Israeli-born players to play at the

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level.

Playing career

College

Maddy-Weitzman graduated from

Haverford College Haverford College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), began accepting non-Quakers in 1849, and became coeducational ...

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in 2012, where he played on the varsity D3 baseball team for 4 years.

Israel Baseball League

Maddy-Weitzman started his career with the

Ra'anana Express The Ra'anana Express ( he, רעננה אקספרס) was an Israeli baseball team from Ra'anana in the now-defunct Israel Baseball League. The Express finished the inaugural 2007 season in fifth place, 17-24 (.415), and lost to the Netanya Tigers i ...

and is a product of the

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farm system. He played for the Ra'anana Express in the

2007 Israel Baseball League season The 2007 Israel Baseball League season was the first season in the history of the Israel Baseball League. In the first game in the IBL's history, the Modi'in Miracle squared off against the Petach Tikva Pioneers at Yarkon Field in Petach Tikva. ...

as a pitcher and outfielder, and threw a 7 inning CG win against

Netanya Tigers The Netanya Tigers ( he, נתניה טייגרס) was an Israeli baseball team from Netanya in the Israel Baseball League. The Tigers finished the inaugural 2007 season in fourth place, 19-21 (.475), and were defeated by the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox i ...

to end the regular season.

Minor League Baseball

During the 2015 season, Maddy-Weitzman played for the Downtown Bulls in the

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and batted .304 with 21 RBIs and 22 SB in 19 games. Maddy-Weitzman was chosen to the all-star game.

Team Israel

He was chosen several times to accompany the Israel national baseball and softballs teams to international tournaments in Europe and the United States. Maddy-Weitzman competed for Israel during the qualifier for the

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. During the opening game, against Bulgaria, Maddy-Weitzman started in right field and batted 5th, going 0 for 4 with 4 strike outs, and got a RBI on a sacrifice fly. During the second game, against Croatia, he once against started in right field, and batted 7th, going 0 for 3 with 3 strike outs before being pinch hit for by

Dan Rothem Dan Rothem (born December 3, 1976) is an Israeli baseball player. Player Israel Baseball League Rothem played for the Tel Aviv Lightning during the 2007 Israel Baseball League season. Following the first and only season of the Israel baseball l ...

. During the third game, against Serbia, he did not start, however he entered the game in the 8th inning as a defensive replacement in right field, and went 0 for 1. During the fourth and final game, against Lithuania, he got the start in right field, going 0 for 4 with a strike out, and finished the qualifier with a .000 batting average.Lithuania vs Israel (Jul 11, 2008)
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References

1986 births Living people Israeli baseball players Israeli Jews Jewish baseball players Haverford College alumni Israeli expatriates in the United States People from Ra'anana {{Israel-baseball-bio-stub