Jonathan de Marte

Jonathan de Marte (born April 29, 1993) is an American-Israeli professional baseball player who plays as pitcher for the Israel national baseball team. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 205 lb. As a high school player, he was a two-time New York State Gatorade Player of the Year. He played college baseball for the University of Richmond. In 2018, he became a dual Israeli citizen. In 2020, he signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs; however, he did not pitch for them due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He plays for the Israel National Baseball Team, and pitched for Team Israel at the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He also pitched for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He pitched for Team Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the summer of 2021.