KATZ Alex

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 12 Oct 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: MANHASSET, NY

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball ISR Israel	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #2 ISR Israel 5 KOR Republic of Korea 6	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #4 USA United States 8 ISR Israel 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 #7 ISR Israel 12 MEX Mexico 5	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 #9 ISR Israel 1 KOR Republic of Korea 11	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 Repechage #11 ISR Israel 6 DOM Dominican Rep. 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Baseball Classic

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Baseball	2017

Kitty. (routine.com, 23 Apr 2019)

Golf, photography. (routine.com, 23 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner

Sport Management - St John's University , New York, NY, USA

Languages spoken:

Eric Holtz [national], USA

Position style:

Pitcher (baseball-reference.com, 14 Jul 2021)

Bats left, throws left (baseball-reference.com, 14 Jul 2021)

US baseball players Billy Wagner and Johan Santana. (axcessbaseball.com, 10 Apr 2018)

"It's pretty simple but I like to make sure my shoe laces are tied tightly. It's mindless and simple but it's my thing." (routine.com, 23 Apr 2021)

General Interest

General
CLUB JOURNEY
He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 27th round, 802nd overall pick, of the 2015 MLB Draft, and spent the next four seasons in the minor leagues. He was signed by the Chicago Cubs in April 2021 to a minor league contract and has featured for the Cubs' Double-A level affiliate Tennessee Smokies. (baseball-reference.com, 14 Jul 2021; bleachernation.com, 30 Apr 2021; cubsinsider.com, 30 Apr 2021)

REPRESENTING ISRAEL
Born in the United States of America, he gained Israeli citizenship in 2018. (cubsinsider.com, 30 Apr 2021)

COMPANY
He founded the company 'Stadium Custom Kicks' after he was inspired to begin customising shoes during the 2016 World Baseball Classic. In 2019 the MLB named his company as an authorised footwear customiser. "When I started customising in 2017, it wasn't super popular, and most clients were getting their first custom pairs from us. We're helping change the game a little bit. It's something baseball lacked and still lacks compared to basketball and even football. We can paint any design imaginable - all our artists have their own styles - solid colours or portraits. It works out perfectly, because I do paint when I'm home in the winter, but I can run the business from wherever, even during the season when we have downtime. Any major sporting event, we've had at least one pair." (frontofficesports.com, 12 Jun 2020; forbes.com, 08 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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