Darryl Roy George (born 14 March 1993) is an Australian professional

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for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the

Orix Buffaloes The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team formed as a result of the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefectur ...

of the

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(NPB).

Career

On 28 November 2016, he signed with

of the

(NPB). On 31 October 2017, he became a free agent.

International career

He was a member of the

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in the

2016 Haarlem Baseball Week The 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week was an international baseball competition held at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands from 15–24 July 2016. It was the 28th edition of the tournament. In the final the Netherlands won over Japan, ...

, 2018 exhibition series against

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, 2019 Canberra camp, and

2019 WBSC Premier12 The 2019 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was the second WBSC Premier12 event. The championship ...

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Darryl George stats
MiLB.com
Darryl George stats
ABL.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Darryl 1993 births Living people Australian expatriate baseball players in Japan Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States Bowling Green Hot Rods players Gulf Coast Rays players Hudson Valley Renegades players Melbourne Aces players Nippon Professional Baseball second basemen Nippon Professional Baseball shortstops Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen Orix Buffaloes players Princeton Rays players Sportspeople from Melbourne People from Carlton, Victoria