| Tel Aviv Lightning תל אביב לייטנינ | |
| Location: | Tel Aviv |
| Stadium: | Sportek Baseball Field |
| League: | Israel Baseball League |
| League Champs: | 0 |
| Colors: | Blue |
| Manager: | Steve Hertz |
| H Cap: | 000080 |
| H Body: | 000080 |
| H Rightarm: | 000080 |
| H Leftarm: | 000080 |
| H Socks: | 000000 |
The Tel Aviv Lightning (Hebrew: תל אביב לייטנינג) was an Israeli baseball team from Tel Aviv in the Israel Baseball League.
The Lightning finished the inaugural 2007 season in second place with a 26-14 (.650) record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the semifinals of the 2007 IBL championship.
6' 5" lefthander Aaron Pribble was 7-2, with a league-leading 1.94 ERA. Daniel Kaufman, who pitched for Emory University, held opposing batters to a .170 batting average. The Most Valuable Israeli Player was pitcher Dan Rothem. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/895154.html
On February 26, 2007 it was announced that former Major League Baseball player Steve Hertz would be the manager of the Express.[1]
The first player selected by the Lightning in the inaugural draft was Dominican catcher Anderson Mejia.[2]
Located at the Sportek Baseball Field in Tel Aviv.
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| Starting rotation Bullpen
† 15-day disabled list | Catchers Infielders Outfielders Designated hitters
| Manager Coaches Suspended list
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