Bet Shemesh Blue Sox | ||||
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בית שמש בלו סוקס | ||||
Information | ||||
League | Israel Baseball League | |||
Location | Bet Shemesh | |||
Ballpark | Kibbutz Gezer Field | |||
Founded | 2006 | |||
League championships | 1 | |||
Colors | Blue | |||
Manager | Ron Blomberg | |||
Uniforms | ||||
The Beit Shemesh Blue Sox (Hebrew: בית שמש בלו סוקס) were an Israeli baseball team from Bet Shemesh.
The Blue Sox was one of the inaugural teams in the Israel Baseball League. They had the best regular season record (29–12, .707), and won the inaugural championship August 19, 2007, in Petah Tikva, shutting out Art Shamsky’s Modi’in Miracle 3–0 in the championship game. Californian RHP Rafael Bergstrom pitched a complete game shutout, downing Dominican RHP Maximo Nelson (5–3, 3.55 ERA) who pitched for Modi’in.