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 | |||||
Mike Bolsenbroek | 20 | R-R | 6'8" | 210 | Mar 11, 1987 |
Dennis Burgersdijk | 30 | R-R | 6'3" | 214 | Jul 19, 1988 |
Jiorgeny Casimiri | 36 | R-R | 6'1" | 160 | Jul 12, 2001 |
Tom de Blok | 37 | R-R | 6'4" | 240 | May 8, 1996 |
Aaron de Groot | 66 | R-R | 5'10" | 185 | May 21, 1999 |
Jaydenn Estanista | 32 | R-R | 6'3" | 180 | Oct 3, 2001 |
Dylan Farley | 51 | L-L | 6'0" | 175 | Dec 26, 2001 |
Wendell Floranus | 99 | R-R | 6'0" | 160 | Apr 16, 1995 |
Arij Fransen | 17 | R-R | 6'3" | 190 | May 20, 2001 |
Lars Huijer | 16 | R-R | 6'4" | 205 | Sep 22, 1993 |
Ryan Huntington | 41 | R-L | 5'11" | 185 | Aug 25, 1996 |
Kenley Jansen | 74 | S-R | 6'5" | 265 | Sep 30, 1987 |
Jair Jurrjens | 49 | R-R | 6'1" | 200 | Jan 29, 1986 |
Antwone Kelly | 58 | R-R | 5'10" | 183 | Sep 1, 2003 |
Kevin Kelly | 33 | R-R | 6'0" | 200 | May 27, 1990 |
Shairon Martis | 39 | R-R | 6'1" | 225 | Mar 30, 1987 |
Eric Mendez | 29 | R-R | 6'0" | 175 | Dec 3, 1999 |
Scott Prins | 62 | R-R | 6'3" | 176 | Feb 9, 2001 |
Pedro Strop | 46 | R-R | 6'1" | 220 | Jun 13, 1985 |
Juan Carlos Sulbaran | 45 | R-R | 6'2" | 205 | Nov 9, 1989 |
Franklin Van Gurp | 55 | R-R | 6'1" | 225 | Oct 26, 1995 |
Derek West | 00 | R-R | 6'5" | 257 | Dec 2, 1996 |
Catchers | |||||
Sicnarf Loopstok | 26 | R-R | 5'11" | 195 | Apr 26, 1993 |
Dashenko Ricardo | 21 | R-R | 6'0" | 205 | Mar 1, 1990 |
Chadwick Tromp | 14 | R-R | 5'8" | 221 | Mar 21, 1995 |
Infielders | |||||
Xander Bogaerts | 2 | R-R | 6'2" | 218 | Oct 1, 1992 |
Didi Gregorius | 18 | L-R | 6'3" | 205 | Feb 18, 1990 |
Richie Palacios | 3 | L-R | 5'10" | 180 | May 16, 1997 |
Juremi Profar | 13 | R-R | 6'1" | 185 | Jan 30, 1996 |
Jonathan Schoop | 7 | R-R | 6'1" | 247 | Oct 16, 1991 |
Sharlon Schoop | 15 | R-R | 6'2" | 190 | Apr 15, 1987 |
Andrelton Simmons | 9 | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Sep 4, 1989 |
Zander Wiel | 40 | R-R | 6'3" | 220 | Jan 11, 1993 |
Outfielders | |||||
Wladimir Balentien | 4 | R-R | 6'2" | 220 | Jul 2, 1984 |
Roger Bernadina | 50 | L-L | 6'2" | 210 | Jun 12, 1984 |
Ray-Patrick Didder | 11 | R-R | 5'9" | 199 | Oct 1, 1994 |
Josh Palacios | 77 | L-R | 6'1" | 200 | Jul 30, 1995 |
Jurickson Profar | 10 | S-R | 6'0" | 184 | Feb 20, 1993 |
Name | # | Role |
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Coaches | ||
Hensley Meulens | 31 | Manager |
Tjerk Smeets | Hitting Coach | |
Bert Blyleven | 28 | Pitching Coach |
Gene Kingsale | First Base Coach | |
Ben Thijssen | 44 | Third Base Coach |
Andruw Jones | 25 | Bench Coach |
Mike Harkey | Bullpen Coach | |
Evert Jan 't Hoen | Quality Control Coach |