Kibbutz Gezer Field

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Kibbutz Gezer Field was the home ground for Israeli baseball teams Modi'in Miracle and Bet Shemesh Blue Sox in the Israel Baseball League. [1] It is located in Kibbutz Gezer. [2]

The field is one of the few regulation baseball fields in Israel. [3] Construction of the field in 1983, funded by American donors, took six weeks. The first game was played within a few months. A backstop, covered benches for players and a refreshment stand were added at a later date. In 1989, a scoreboard and outfield fence were erected for the Maccabiah Games. [4]

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References

  1. Pribble, Aaron (2011-04-01). Pitching in the Promised Land: A Story of the First and Only Season in the Israel Baseball League. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN   9780803268333.
  2. Directions to Kibbutz Gezer Field at israelbaseballleague.com, URL accessed December 12, 2009. Archived 12/12/09
  3. "Maccabeans, Order of Ancient".
  4. Greenberg, Joel (1992-08-23). "OUT THERE: KIBBUTZ GEZER; King Solomon's Nines". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2016-04-14.
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