Daniel Maddy-Weitzman | |
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Ra'anana Express – No. 25 | |
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Born: | November 14, 1986|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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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.
Maddy-Weitzman graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania in 2012,where he played on the varsity D3 baseball team for 4 years. [1]
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]
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]
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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