page_title: Brad Ausmus
section_title: Team Israel; World Baseball Classic
hierarchical_section_title: Brad Ausmus / Team Israel; World Baseball Classic
caption_attribution_description: President of Israel Shimon Peres met with ex-professional Major League Baseball player Brad Ausmus.
context_page_description: Bradley David Ausmus is an American former professional baseball manager and catcher in Major League Baseball. In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also the manager of the Tigers and Los Angeles Angels, and of the Israel national baseball team.
  A 1987 draft pick of the New York Yankees, he chose to alternate between attending Dartmouth College and playing minor league baseball. Ausmus then had an 18-year major league playing career with the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers. During his playing days he was an All Star in 1999, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner, and won the 2007 Darryl Kile Award "for integrity and courage".
  A five-time league-leader at catcher in fielding percentage, Ausmus also led the league twice each in range factor and in percentage caught stealing, and once each in putouts and assists.
  Ausmus finished his playing career in 2010 ranked third in major league history with 12,839 putouts as a catcher, seventh in games caught with 1,938, and 10th in both range factor/game and fielding percentage.
context_section_description: Ausmus managed the Israel national baseball team in the Qualification Round to the 2013 World Baseball Classic from May 2012 through their series in September 2012. Team Israel, under the Classic's rules, was entitled to have non-Israeli citizens of Jewish heritage play for the team. Israel lost to Spain in extra innings in the Pool Finals, missing out on a spot in the World Baseball Classic.
caption: Israel national baseball team manager Brad Ausmus, Israeli president Shimon Peres and U.S. ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro (l-r)
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