Dashenko Adriano Ricardo (born March 1, 1990) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional baseball catcher for

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of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He played for Team Netherlands in the

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, and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

Career

Baltimore Orioles

Ricardo was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Orioles in 2007. He made his professional debut in 2007 with the Dominican Summer League Orioles. In 2008, he played for the rookie ball

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, slashing .169/.199/.199 in 39 games. In 2009, Ricardo played for the rookie ball Bluefield Orioles and the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds, hitting .234/.266/.304 between the two teams. He split the 2010 season between Bluefield and the Low-A Aberdeen IronBirds, batting .187/.230/.262 with 1 home run and 6 RBI.

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants selected Ricardo in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft after the 2010 season. He pitched for the Arizona League Giants in 2011, recording a 9.00 ERA in 3 appearances. In 2012, Ricardo hit for the Low-A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, slashing .253/.268/.333 with 2 home runs and 17 RBI. On January 24, 2013, Ricardo was released by the Giants organization.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Ricardo signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 17, 2013. He bounced around the Dodgers system, appearing in 26 games for Class-A Great Lakes, 9 for AA

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and 2 for AAA Albuquerque. On March 9, 2014, Ricardo was released by the Dodgers organization.

Corendon Kinheim

On March 27, 2014, Ricardo signed with the

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of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He hit .266/.307/.424 with 3 home runs and 28 RBI in 2014. Ricardo greatly improved in 2015, slashing .420/.441/.609 with 4 home runs and a career-high 40 RBI in 42 games.

Curaçao Neptunus

On November 2, 2015, Ricardo joined the

of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse for the 2016 season. In 25 games for the team, he hit .404/.448/.543. On June 7, 2016, Ricardo retired from professional baseball, stating that “he cannot motivate himself anymore to play baseball.”

Lincoln Saltdogs

Ricardo's retirement was short lived as he signed with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball on November 2, 2016. In 69 games for Lincoln, Ricardo slashed .270/.309/.371. On January 11, 2018, Ricardo re-signed with Lincoln. Ricardo batted .269/.307/.379 with 5 home runs and 35 RBI in 2018.

Tampa Bay Rays

On December 18, 2018, Ricardo signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. On March 22, 2019, Ricardo's contract was sold to the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He spent the year in Triple-A with the Durham Bulls, slashing .171/.211/.314 in 16 games. November 4, 2019, Ricardo elected free agency.

Curaçao Neptunus (second stint)

On December 29, 2019, Ricardo signed with the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League. On July 20, 2020, Ricardo joined the

of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse for the 2020 after the Frontier League season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He hit .271/.325/.386 in 18 games in 2020. On April 29, 2021, Ricardo joined the club for the 2021 season.

International career

As a member of the Netherlands national baseball team he played in the

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2014 European Baseball Championship The 2014 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held in the Czech Republic and Germany. The defending champion Italy lost in the final to the Netherlands, who became champion for the 21st time. Qualification Th ...

, 2015 World Port Tournament ,

2015 WBSC Premier12 The 2015 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship sponsored by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the inaugural event of the WBSC Premier12. It was held from November 8 to 21 in Taiwan and Japan. The South Korean ...

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, ...

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''Honkbalsite , Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland'' He played for Team Netherlands in the

, and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019. He represented the Netherlands national baseball team at the

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