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Alon Leichman
Alon Leichman (Hebrew: אלון ליישמן; born May 29, 1989) is an Israeli former professional baseball pitcher who currently serves as the pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also pitches and coaches for Team Israel and has previously served as the assistant pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins.
Leichman was formerly the pitching coach of the Tacoma Rainiers (the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners in the Pacific Coast League), the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League, and other teams.
Leichman plays and coaches for Team Israel. He pitched for UC San Diego Tritons and Cypress College, leading them to the 2013 CCCAA state title. He coached Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, in South Korea and Japan. He pitched for Team Israel at the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He also pitched for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He pitched one perfect inning for Team Israel against Team USA in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.
Leichman was born and grew up in kibbutz Gezer, Israel, about halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. His parents David Leichman and Marilyn Gold immigrated to Israel from New York and Michigan respectively in the 1970s. Leichman has two siblings, Eliora and Arishai. He graduated from Givat Brenner Regional School in 2007. Following high school, Leichman served three years with the Israel Defense Forces, from 2007 to 2010. He is good friends with, and works out with, major league pitcher Joe Musgrove. His denomination is Reform Judaism. He has a black belt in jujitsu.
During the off-season, Leichman competes for the Israeli national baseball team in international tournaments.
Leichman competed for Israel during the qualifying round of the 2010 European Baseball Championship, in 2008. During the opening game, against Bulgaria, he started at shortstop and batted 8th, going 0-for-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored, before becoming a relief pitcher giving up 1 run on 1 hit in his 1 inning. During the second game, against Croatia, Leichman was the starting pitcher and went 8 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 earned runs, while walking 5 and striking out 9, before switching to shortstop in the 9th and batted 1-for-4 while striking out 3 times. During the third game, he started at shortstop against Serbia, going 0-for-2 with 2 walks and scoring 2 runs. During the fourth and final game, against Lithuania, Leichman once again played shortstop and batted 5th, going 0-for-4 finishing the qualifier with a .083 batting average.
Leichman competed for Israel during the qualifying round of the 2012 European Baseball Championship, in 2011, and was the designated hitter in all five games. During the opening game, against Georgia, he batted second and hit a double in 3 at bats, with 2 RBIs and a walk. During the second game, against Great Britain, batting third, Leichman went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. During the third game, against Lithuania, he batted third and got a double in 4 at bats with a walk, 2 RBIs and a run. In the first game of the home/away finals against Great Britain, Leichman hit a double in four at bats with a walk and scored two runs. Later that same day, Leichman batted second, and went 1-for-4 with a run scored.
Leichman competed for Israel during the qualifying round of the 2016 European Baseball Championship. During the C-Level qualifier in 2014, he only pitched in the finals game against Slovenia, pitching a complete game shutout, giving up only one hit, while walking 1 and striking out 9. Leichman's only appearance in the B-Level qualifier in 2015 was in the second game, against Poland, where he pitched 8 innings while giving up four earned runs, on eight hits, and struck out 5.
Alon Leichman
Alon Leichman (Hebrew: אלון ליישמן; born May 29, 1989) is an Israeli former professional baseball pitcher who currently serves as the pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also pitches and coaches for Team Israel and has previously served as the assistant pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins.
Leichman was formerly the pitching coach of the Tacoma Rainiers (the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners in the Pacific Coast League), the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League, and other teams.
Leichman plays and coaches for Team Israel. He pitched for UC San Diego Tritons and Cypress College, leading them to the 2013 CCCAA state title. He coached Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, in South Korea and Japan. He pitched for Team Israel at the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He also pitched for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He pitched one perfect inning for Team Israel against Team USA in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.
Leichman was born and grew up in kibbutz Gezer, Israel, about halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. His parents David Leichman and Marilyn Gold immigrated to Israel from New York and Michigan respectively in the 1970s. Leichman has two siblings, Eliora and Arishai. He graduated from Givat Brenner Regional School in 2007. Following high school, Leichman served three years with the Israel Defense Forces, from 2007 to 2010. He is good friends with, and works out with, major league pitcher Joe Musgrove. His denomination is Reform Judaism. He has a black belt in jujitsu.
During the off-season, Leichman competes for the Israeli national baseball team in international tournaments.
Leichman competed for Israel during the qualifying round of the 2010 European Baseball Championship, in 2008. During the opening game, against Bulgaria, he started at shortstop and batted 8th, going 0-for-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored, before becoming a relief pitcher giving up 1 run on 1 hit in his 1 inning. During the second game, against Croatia, Leichman was the starting pitcher and went 8 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 earned runs, while walking 5 and striking out 9, before switching to shortstop in the 9th and batted 1-for-4 while striking out 3 times. During the third game, he started at shortstop against Serbia, going 0-for-2 with 2 walks and scoring 2 runs. During the fourth and final game, against Lithuania, Leichman once again played shortstop and batted 5th, going 0-for-4 finishing the qualifier with a .083 batting average.
Leichman competed for Israel during the qualifying round of the 2012 European Baseball Championship, in 2011, and was the designated hitter in all five games. During the opening game, against Georgia, he batted second and hit a double in 3 at bats, with 2 RBIs and a walk. During the second game, against Great Britain, batting third, Leichman went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. During the third game, against Lithuania, he batted third and got a double in 4 at bats with a walk, 2 RBIs and a run. In the first game of the home/away finals against Great Britain, Leichman hit a double in four at bats with a walk and scored two runs. Later that same day, Leichman batted second, and went 1-for-4 with a run scored.
Leichman competed for Israel during the qualifying round of the 2016 European Baseball Championship. During the C-Level qualifier in 2014, he only pitched in the finals game against Slovenia, pitching a complete game shutout, giving up only one hit, while walking 1 and striking out 9. Leichman's only appearance in the B-Level qualifier in 2015 was in the second game, against Poland, where he pitched 8 innings while giving up four earned runs, on eight hits, and struck out 5.