Daniel Maddy-Weitzman

Daniel Maddy-Weitzman (born 14 November 1986, in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli baseball player who is one of the few Israeli-born players to play at the NCAA level.

Daniel Maddy-Weitzman
Ra'anana Express – No. 25
Pitcher
Born: (1986-11-14) November 14, 1986
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams

Playing career

College

Maddy-Weitzman graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania in 2012, where he played on the varsity D3 baseball team for 4 years.[1]

Israel Baseball League

Maddy-Weitzman started his career with the Ra'anana Express and is a product of the Israel Association of Baseball farm system. He played for the Ra'anana Express in the 2007 Israel Baseball League season as a pitcher and outfielder, and threw a 7 inning CG win against Netanya Tigers to end the regular season.[2]

Minor League Baseball

During the 2015 season, Maddy-Weitzman played for the Downtown Bulls in the New York City Metro Baseball League and batted .304 with 21 RBIs and 22 SB in 19 games. Maddy-Weitzman was chosen to the all-star game.[3]

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 2010 European Baseball Championship. 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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References
  1. Daniel Maddy-Weitzman Archived 2012-08-01 at Archive.today at Haverford.edu
  2. Daniel Maddy-Weitzman at IsraelBaseballLeague.com
  3. #31 Daniel Maddy weitzman - Profile
  4. Israel vs Bulgaria (Jul 07, 2008)
  5. Croatia vs Israel (Jul 08, 2008)
  6. Israel vs Serbia (Jul 09, 2008)
  7. Lithuania vs Israel (Jul 11, 2008)


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