Here are some facts about the sport of baseball in Israel:

• Only one adult baseball field and five Little League fields exist in the country.

• Israeli baseball began with four youth teams 20 years ago.

• From T-ball through adult, there are now 70 organized baseball teams.

• Baseball is considered a minor sport in Israel, joining cricket, rugby and American football in that category. Soccer and basketball are the only major sports.

• Only 1,000 Israelis play baseball, including 800 youths.

• No professional baseball player has come from Israel.

• Israel's 18-year-old team will play the Freeport Palomino team at 8 p.m. Friday at Swartz Field. Israel's Colt and 18-year-old teams will play in a combined 12 games during this week's Freeport International Baseball Invitational.