Last Updated on July 16, 2009 11:47 am by admin
JERUSALEM (AP) -America’s favorite pastime could be heading back to the Holy Land.
Israeli baseball authorities say they’ve reached a deal giving a group of American businessmen a two-year option to operate a pro league in Israel. The group is headed by Marvin Goldlang, a minority owner of the New York Yankees, and Jeff Rosen, an American businessman who owns the Haifa Heat in Israel’s pro basketball league.
Israeli baseball official Nathan Pomerantz says the Americans are conducting “due diligence” on the venture. He hopes the league will be ready for play in 2010 or 2011.
The announcement comes two years after a separate group of Americans tried to bring professional baseball to Israel. The Israel Baseball League folded after one season.