Israel opens with two warm-up wins ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Baseball debut

The Israeli Olympic Baseball Team opened a series of nine warm-up games with a 13-2 win against the New York's Bravest on Sunday, 11 July, in Brooklyn, New York.

Israel also won their second exhibition game, 7-1, against the New York Boulders in Pomona, New York. The game suffered a rain delay and was called after five innings because of bad weather.

Israel will take the field again on Wednesday, 14 July, in Hartford, Connecticut, against the Bristol Blues of the New England Collegiate Baseball League .

Israel will continue their nine-game campaign as follows:

Thursday, 15 July vs Ocean State Waves in Hartford
Friday, 16 July vs Ripken League All-Stars in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Saturday, 17 July vs Susquehanna Valley Stars in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sunday, 18 July vs Bethesda Big Train in Bethesda, Maryland
Monday, 19 July vs Ripken League All-Stars in Aberdeen, Maryland
Tuesday, 20 July vs New York's Finest in Central Islip, New York

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Feature photo courtesy Margo Sugarman/Israel Baseball