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5 Fun Facts About Baseball in Israel

Baseball may not be as hard-hitting in Israel as it is in some countries, but that's changing as fervor for the game grows there -- along with the number of fields and training facilities. Here, some winning facts about America's favorite pastime, blue-and-white style.

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The first real Israeli baseball field was built in 1979, at Kibbutz Gezer in central Israel.

2

Nate Fish, a former minor leaguer from Ohio and the self-described "Jewish King of Baseball," serves as national executive director of the Israel Association of Baseball.

3

The Israel Association of Baseball opened the country's first and only Israel Baseball Academy in 2014 to elevate the skills and profiles of the country's top players.

4

Dean Kremer, drafted by the San Diego Padres this year, is the first Israeli baseball player to be tapped by the MLB.

5

Israel's senior national baseball team finished third in the summer 2015 Pool B European Baseball Championships in Vienna.

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