Simon Rosenbaum

Simon Rosenbaum (; born December 28, 1993) is an American-Israeli baseball first baseman. He plays for the Israel National Baseball Team. He played for Team Israel at the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He also played 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 in Tokyo.

Early and personal life Rosenbaum was born and grew up in Los Altos Hills, California. He has two younger brothers, His paternal grandfather was born in Germany. As a sophomore in May 2014 Rosenbaum was named to the NCAA Division III Capital One District 8 Academic All-District Team. In 2014 he was named an All American and SCIAC Player of the Year, as well as a member of the SCIAC Baseball All-Academic Team and West Region Player of the Year. In the summer of 2014 he played for the Wenatchee AppleSox of the West Coast League. He was named 2015 All-SCIAC First Team, and named a 2015 Jewish Sports Review College Baseball All-American with, among others, first baseman/outfielder Jeremy Wolf and designated hitter/pitcher Jake Fishman. For his senior thesis, he evaluated the impact of the Major League Baseball collective bargaining agreement on the first-year player draft.

He also played 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 in Tokyo. He played right field and DH and batted .133/.167/.133 in the tournament.

Tampa Bay Rays scout and coordinator In 2017 Rosenbaum was an advance scouting intern with the Tampa Bay Rays.