ZEID Josh

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 24 Mar 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.93/6'3''

Place of birth: NEW HAVEN, CT

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

Occupation:

English - Tulane University , New Orleans, LA, USA

Wife Stephanie, two sons Parker and Barrett

Languages spoken:

Eric Holtz [national], USA

Position style:

Pitcher (baseball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Bats right, throws right (baseball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His father played collegiate tennis at Clark University in Worcester, MA, United States of America. (tulanegreenwave.com, 01 Jan 2008)

He began playing baseball aged five. (ctinsider.com, 14 Jul 2021)

Despite retiring from professional baseball in April 2017, he trained throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in anticipation for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "It made me sad to think that my kids would never watch me play another baseball game or my kids would never even see me play a baseball game and actually remember it, but a door opened and it motivated me. Throughout the pandemic, as awful as the pandemic is and was, I got to train in my backyard, my boys got to watch me workout in the garage. They cheered me on after I was making throws after I had knee surgery. It was an incredible last 12 to 14 months [2020/21] of training in front of my boys." (ctinsider.com, 14 Jul 2021)

Being featured on his own Topps Now baseball card for Team Israel. "That card, that picture, I have it on every device I own. My best friend is Ryan Lawarnway and for that moment winning our first WBC game to be immortalised on a card, is a lifelong dream. I grew up collecting baseball cards. We joked about how cool it would be to have one of our own one day. But the fact I have my own and to have Team Israel as part of it was an honour." (jpost.com, 15 Jul 2021)

His parents. (jpost.com, 15 Jul 2021)

He was named to the 2017 All-World Baseball Classic team. (cubsinsider.com, 09 Feb 2019)

General Interest

General
CLUB JOURNEY
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th round, 317th overall pick, of the 2009 MLB Draft. He played two seasons of Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros in 2013 and 2014, making 48 MLB appearances. He retired from professional baseball in April 2017. (baseball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2021; theathletic.com, 06 Jul 2021; baseball.org.il, 01 Jan 2018)

REPRESENTING ISRAEL
He grew up attending synagogue and Hebrew school three times a week until the age of 14, and participated in the Maccabi Games. "Being Jewish has always been something that I have been so proud of." He began playing baseball for Israel after being invited to do so by a reporter. "In 2011 I was playing in Arizona Fall league and I met reporter Jonathan Mayo in person and he asked if I wanted to play on an all Jewish team and play in Israel. Being a major and minor league player playing for Israel and to be fully immersed in national pride spurred the relationship and growth which turned into an Olympic team less than a decade later." (jpost.com, 15 Jul 2021; baseball.org.il, 01 Jan 2018)

OCCUPATION
He works as a pitching analyst and Rehab Pitching Coordinator in the Chicago Cubs front office. (theathletic.com, 06 Jul 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Feb 2021)

SENTIMENTAL MITT
He wears a bright-blue mitt with the saying 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' inscribed in Hebrew on one of the fingers, in honour of his grandfather as those were his last words to him before he died. (israelhayom.com, 14 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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