Stephen Allan Hertz (February 26, 1945 – December 4, 2025) was an American Major League Baseball player. He was also manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning in the Israel Baseball League. He attended the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and was Jewish.
Major League Baseball Hertz made his major league debut in 1964 with the Houston Colt .45s and played in five games.
Israel Baseball League In 2007, Hertz was manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning in the lone season of the Israel Baseball League. The Lightning finished the regular season in second place with a 26–14 (.650) record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the playoff semifinals.
High school and college coach Hertz coached baseball teams at Miami Coral Park High School, Miami Southridge High School, and Miami Dade-Wolfson Community College.
Death Hertz died in Miami, Florida, on December 4, 2025, at the age of 80.
Awards and honors In 1985, Hertz was inducted into the Miami High School Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into the Florida Community College Activities Association Hall of Fame.
References
Further reading This chapter in Ruttman's history, based on a June 24, 2007, interview with Hertz conducted for the book, discusses Hertz's American, Jewish, baseball, and life experiences from youth to the present.
External links
Baseball Cube stats Miami Dade bio Jewish Major Leaguers baseball card "Miami Dade College Coaches to be inducted into the Florida Community College Activities Association Hall of Fame", October 10, 2006