The Dutch National Team is the all-time leader in European Championship titles, winning 20 titles out of 32 tournaments including 5 of the last 7, and finishing as runner-up in the two most recent years (2010, 2012). Their win in 2007 qualified them for the Olympics in 2008, in which they finishing in 4th place in Beijing. They defeated Cuba to win the most recent IBAF Baseball World Cup in 2011 to become the first European Champion. In the 2006 World Baseball Classic, pitcher Shairon Martis no-hit Panama to give the Kingdom of the Netherlands a 10-0 win in a mercy rule shorted game and their only victory of the tournament. In the 2009 tournament, the Kingdom of the Netherlands advanced to Round Two of the World Baseball Classic when they defeated the Dominican Republic twice in dramatic fashion.
Name | # | B/T | Height | Weight | Birth Date |
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Pitchers | |||||
Nelmerson Xavier Angela | 9 | L-L | 6'1" | 170 | Feb 20, 1998 |
Mike Bolsenbroek | 20 | R-R | 6'8" | 210 | Mar 11, 1987 |
Rob Cordemans | 19 | R-R | 6'3" | 190 | Oct 31, 1974 |
Tom de Blok | 53 | R-R | 6'4" | 240 | May 8, 1996 |
Kevin Heijstek | 13 | R-R | 6'4" | 215 | Apr 8, 1988 |
Lars Huijer | 29 | R-R | 6'4" | 205 | Sep 22, 1993 |
Kenley Jansen | 74 | S-R | 6'5" | 275 | Sep 30, 1987 |
Jair Jurrjens | 49 | R-R | 6'1" | 200 | Jan 29, 1986 |
Kevin Kelly | 33 | R-R | 5'11" | 225 | Oct 8, 1983 |
Ruderly Manuel | 48 | R-R | 5'8" | 154 | Aug 26, 1990 |
Diegomar Markwell | 36 | L-L | 6'2" | 190 | Aug 8, 1980 |
Shairon Martis | 39 | R-R | 6'1" | 225 | Mar 30, 1987 |
Ryan Oduber | 14 | L-L | 5'11" | 140 | Aug 16, 1997 |
Mark Pawelek | 38 | L-L | 6'3" | 190 | Aug 18, 1986 |
Jim Ploeger | 50 | L-L | 6'3" | 225 | Jun 21, 1991 |
Tom Stuifbergen | 26 | R-R | 6'3" | 270 | Sep 26, 1988 |
Juan Carlos Sulbaran | 45 | R-R | 6'2" | 205 | Nov 9, 1989 |
Rick Van Den Hurk | 44 | R-R | 6'5" | 215 | May 22, 1985 |
Berry Van Driel | 3 | R-R | 6'4" | 198 | Dec 26, 1984 |
Loek Van Mil | 46 | R-R | 7'1" | 260 | Sep 15, 1984 |
Orlando Yntema | 40 | R-R | 6'3" | 180 | Feb 21, 1986 |
Catchers | |||||
Dashenko Ricardo | 21 | R-R | 6'0" | 205 | Mar 1, 1990 |
Chadwick Tromp | 66 | R-R | 5'9" | 205 | Mar 21, 1995 |
Shawn Zarraga | 37 | S-R | 6'0" | 240 | Jan 21, 1989 |
Infielders | |||||
Xander Bogaerts | 1 | R-R | 6'1" | 210 | Oct 1, 1992 |
Yurendell Decaster | 7 | R-R | 6'0" | 215 | Sep 26, 1979 |
Dwayne Kemp | 12 | S-R | 5'8" | 160 | Feb 24, 1988 |
Jonathan Schoop | 6 | R-R | 6'1" | 225 | Oct 16, 1991 |
Sharlon Schoop | 15 | R-R | 6'2" | 190 | Apr 15, 1987 |
Andrelton Simmons | 2 | R-R | 6'2" | 200 | Sep 4, 1989 |
Curt Smith | 30 | R-R | 5'10" | 210 | Sep 9, 1986 |
Stijn van der Meer | 27 | L-R | 6'3" | 170 | May 1, 1993 |
Outfielders | |||||
Wladimir Balentien | 4 | R-R | 6'2" | 220 | Jul 2, 1984 |
Randolph Oduber | 14 | R-L | 6'3" | 190 | Mar 18, 1989 |
Jurickson Profar | 10 | S-R | 6'0" | 190 | Feb 20, 1993 |
Kalian Sams | 35 | R-R | 6'2" | 248 | Aug 25, 1986 |
Name | # | Role |
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Coaches | ||
Hensley Meulens | 31 | Manager |
Sidney de Jong | 24 | Hitting Coach |
Bert Blyleven | 28 | Pitching Coach |
Wim Martinus | 34 | First Base Coach |
Ben Thijssen | 44 | Third Base Coach |
Andruw Jones | 25 | Bench Coach |
Steve Janssen | 15 | Bullpen Coach |