The Israel Baseball League is the professional baseball league of Israel. In the IBL’s inaugural season, 2007, there will be six teams -- The Bet Shemesh Blue Sox, The Modi’in Miracle, The Netanya Tigers, The Petach Tikva Pioneers, The Ra'anana Express, and The Tel Aviv Lightning. Among the managers of the IBL’s teams are former Major League stars Art Shamsky, Ken Holtzman, and Ron BlombergOpening Day for its premier season has been pegged to take place at Gezer Field in Kibbutz Gezer on June 24, 2007. This is a historic opportunity to purchase an official Israel Baseball League Bat. Check out the league at www.israelbaseballleague.com