Kibbutz Gezer Field

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]

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. ↑
  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.

Coordinates: 31°52′28.97″N 34°55′3.04″E / 31.8747139°N 34.9175111°E / 31.8747139; 34.9175111


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