Alon Leichman grew up on a kibbutz half way between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, but one that had a baseball field and a father who played in Israel's fastpitch softball league.

'Nothing is more fitting as a memorial than a baseball field named for Ezra,' said the terror victim's father.

Israel’s national baseball team crushed South Africa on Sunday, securing a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Israeli sluggers are heading to Germany to begin qualifying rounds for the Olympics' baseball competition.

A slew of Jewish former Major League baseball players — including one-time All-Star Jason Marquis and ex-Met Ike Davis — will be suiting up for Israel next month at the Brooklyn qualifier tournament for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.