Netherlands national baseball team on March 8, 2013

The Netherlands national baseball team is the national

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team of the

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, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are currently ranked as the best team in the

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, and the team is also ranked ninth in the

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. The Netherlands participated in the

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, and

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. The team has also participated in both of the other major international baseball tournaments recognised by the

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(IBAF): the

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(WBC) and the

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. In

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, the team won the World Cup after beating 25-time champion

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in the finals. The team is controlled by the

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, which is represented in the

. The team is made up primarily of players from the

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in Europe, and from Dutch territories and islands in the

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that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, such as

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and

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(which is part of the former

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, which have since been dissolved), where baseball is extremely popular. Some foreigners of Dutch descent have also been members of the team. While baseball only maintains a niche following throughout Europe, the Netherlands, along with Italy, are the two European countries where the sport's popularity is strongest; the team has finished in either first or second place in each of the 31

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s in which it has appeared. The team played in the

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, and finished in 4th place. It won the

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, winning a gold medal. It then competed at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, taking second place behind Team Israel. The team tried but failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics at the three-team

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in late June 2021.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of

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match results currently active in the latest version of the

, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2023

2021

2019

2018

Current roster

Tournament record

World Baseball Classic

The Netherlands has competed in all four of the World Baseball Classic tournaments held. All 16 teams that played in the

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edition were invited to compete in the second in

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. The team was an automatic qualifier for the

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and

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tournaments. The Netherlands has progressed to the second round of competition in 2009, and achieved its highest finish, 4th, in both the 2013 and 2017 tournaments. Unusual for international competition in baseball, the squads selected in the World Baseball Classic tournaments featured players active in

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in addition to

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, and local players. Generally players in the Major Leagues are unavailable due to their contracts with the respective clubs. The Netherlands team in the World Baseball Classic has featured several Major Leaguers:

Andruw Jones Andruw Rudolf Jones (; born April 23, 1977) is a Curaçaoan former baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Atlanta Braves. Jones also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, ...

Sidney Ponson Sidney Alton Ponson (; born November 2, 1976) is an Aruban former Major League Baseball pitcher. As a player, Ponson stood at tall and weighed . He threw right-handed with a fastball that clocked out at 95 mph. When he made his major league ...

Randall Simon Randall Carlito Simon (born May 25, 1975) is a Curaçaoan former professional baseball first baseman. He has played all or parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), LVBP and one in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) between 1997 a ...

Roger Bernadina Rogearvin Argelo "Roger" Bernadina (born June 12, 1984) is a Dutch Curaçaoan professional baseball outfielder for Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Philadelphi ...

Shairon Martis Shairon Benjamin Martis (born March 30, 1987) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for L&D Amsterdam of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He has previously pitched for the Washington Nationals and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. ...

Jonathan Schoop Jonathan Rufino Jezus Schoop ( ; born October 16, 1991) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball second baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, and Minnesot ...

Xander Bogaerts Xander Jan Bogaerts (born October 1, 1992; ), nicknamed "the X-Man" and "Bogey" or "Bogie", is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red ...

Andrelton Simmons Andrelton A. Simmons (born September 4, 1989) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, and Chicago Cubs. D ...

Didi Gregorius Mariekson Julius "Didi" Gregorius (born February 18, 1990) is a Dutch professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees and Philadel ...

Jurickson Profar Jurickson Barthelomeus Profar (born February 20, 1993) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball infielder and outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padr ...

, and

Kenley Jansen Kenley Geronimo Jansen (born September 30, 1987) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves. Signed by the ...

, most born in the Caribbean in either

2006

Prior to the

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, the Netherlands played four exhibition games. They lost two games, against a college team from the

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and an

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squad, at Cracker Jack Stadium in

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. The Netherlands competed in Pool C—along with

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, and

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—in the first round at the

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. Having failed to win against Cuba and Puerto Rico in their round-robin pool games, they finished third in their pool, and were eliminated along with Panama.

2009

Prior to the

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, the Netherlands played seven exhibition games, including three games against the

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, and

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. The Netherlands team lost all three games against these MLB opponents. The Netherlands competed in Pool D, along with 2006 WBC semi-finalist

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, and

, in the first round at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The team won both games against the strong Dominican Republic team. As result, the team made it through the first

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round along with Puerto Rico. In the

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the Dutch lost both their games against

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and the

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. Therefore, the team was eliminated and finished 7th in the final standings. ----

2013

The Netherlands competed in Pool B against

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, and

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at the

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. The Dutch team won their first game against South Korea 5-0, but lost to the Chinese Taipei 8-3. However, the Netherlands won against Australia 4-1, thus securing their position for Round 1 in

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to face off against

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and

. The Dutch team defeated the Cuban team 6-2 before facing two-time defending champion Japan and earned a humiliating loss 16-4 at the end of 7th inning due to mercy rule and faced off against Cuba once again. They narrowly clinched their win against the Cuban team 7-6 to secure their position in the semi-finals where they lost against the Japanese team again 10-6. They faced off against the

where they lost 4-1. The Netherlands finished 4th overall. ---- ----

2017

Team Netherlands, ranked 9th in the world, included major league stars, many of whom were raised in islands in the Caribbean that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The players included All Star shortstop

(Boston Red Sox; from

), 20-home-run-hitter shortstop

(New York Yankees; raised in

, which is part of the former Netherland Antilles which have since been dissolved), 20-home-run-hitter second baseman

(Baltimore Orioles; born in Curaçao), Gold-Glover shortstop

(Los Angeles Angels; born in Curaçao), and infielder/outfielder

(Texas Rangers; born in Curaçao)."World Baseball Classic: It’s a 'Moneyball’ battle as Israel and the Netherlands face off in quarterfinals,"
''Haaretz''. ''Sports Illustrated'' opined that the Dutch team "boasts arguably the most talented infield in the entire tournament." The Netherlands was defeated by Team Israel (4-2). It then beat South Korea (5-0) and Taiwan (6-5), in the first round of the

. Along with Israel, which came in ahead of it in the pool, it qualified for the next round, in Japan. In what

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reported was thought to be the tallest batter-pitcher matchup in baseball history, the Dutch team’s pitcher

Loek van Mil Ludovicus Jacobus Maria "Loek" van Mil (; 15 September 1984 – 28 July 2019) was a Dutch professional baseball pitcher. At the height of , he was and still is the tallest player in the history of professional baseball. He played for Curaçao ...

walked Israel's first baseman

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. In the second round an extra innings loss against Japan was followed by two mercy rule wins against Israel and Cuba. Together with Japan which had finished top of the pool the Netherlands advanced to the

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. 2016 All Star and NL Reliever of the Year

joined the Dutch team for the championship round. The Netherlands semifinal match against Puerto Rico ended with an 11th inning walk-off sac fly by

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. The final score was 3-4. Dutch outfielder

Wladimir Balentien Wladimir Ramon Balentien (; born July 2, 1984), nicknamed "Coco", is a Curaçaoan-Dutch professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds, and in ...

was chosen in the All-WBC team. ---- ----

Olympics

The Dutch best finish in an

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is fifth place, which they did in both

. The first time the Netherlands participated in the baseball tournament at the

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was in . Netherlands finished with a 1-2 record, with its only victory coming against

. There was no official placing as

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was a

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. It competed at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, taking second place behind Israel.

Baseball World Cup

Their best finish in the

's (IBAF) World Cup was first place, which they achieved in . Netherlands also hosted the games twice, in and in . In , the

was one of the 8

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an nations to host the

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. It marked the first time in history that the World Cup was not hosted by a specific country, but rather by a whole continent.

European Baseball Championship

Team Netherlands won the

, winning a gold medal. Among the players competing for it were

, Mike Bolsenbroek,

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Rob Cordemans Rob "Robbie" Cordemans (born October 31, 1974, in Schiedam) is a Dutch baseball player. He bats and throws righthanded. Cordemans is best known for representing the Dutch national team at the Olympics and other international competitions. He h ...

, Tom de Blok,

Yurendell DeCaster Yurendell Eithel DeCaster (born September 26, 1979) is a Dutch professional baseball third baseman. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Ch ...

, Lars Huijer, Kevin Kelly,

Dwayne Kemp Dwayne Kemp (born 24 February 1988 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch baseball player for the Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. Career On October 20, 2007, Kemp signed with the Chicago Cubs organization as an international free agent. Prior t ...

Diego Markwell Diegomar Raymundo "Diego" Markwell (born August 8, 1980 in Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. Markwell represented the Netherlands at the 2004 ...

Randolph Oduber Randolph F. Oduber (born March 18, 1989 in Paradera, Aruba) is a professional baseball outfielder for the Hoofddorp Pioniers of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and at the Africa ...

, Dashenko Ricardo,

Kalian Sams Kalian Rivalino Sams (born August 25, 1986) is a Dutch professional baseball player for L&D Amsterdam of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qual ...

Sharlon Schoop Sharlon Romans Emederio Schoop (born April 15, 1987) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball shortstop for L&D Amsterdam of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and at the Africa/Europe ...

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Tom Stuifbergen Tom Stuifbergen (born September 26, 1988) is a right-handed pitcher for L&D Amsterdam of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. His repertoire includes a fastball that ranges from high 80s to low 90s, a changeup and a curveball. He is 6' 4" and 240 lbs. an ...

, JC Sulbaran, and

Orlando Yntema Orlando Yntema Peña (born February 21, 1986) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for the Curaçao Neptunus in the Dutch Baseball League. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship and at the Africa/Europe 2 ...

Other tournament results

Intercontinental Cup

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World Port Tournament The World Port Tournament is an international baseball tournament held at the ''Neptunus Familiestadion'' in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The tournament has been held every other year ( excluded) in odd-numbered years since , alternating with the Ha ...

World Junior Baseball Championship The U-18 Baseball World Cup is the 18-and-under baseball world championship sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and its successor, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), and was first held in 1981 in the United S ...

European Junior Baseball Championship The U-18 European Baseball Championship, formerly the European Junior Baseball Championship, is a biennial, under-18 international baseball tournament sanctioned and created by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). The tournament is conduct ...

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Players

The

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has very strong baseball traditions. A team from

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"Liga Pabou" won the

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and was runner-up in . Each territory has its own baseball federation and in the past, the

and

have fielded its own team in international competitions. In recent years, however, players from the Dutch Caribbean have played on the national team of the Netherlands itself, alongside players from continental Europe and a handful of Americans of Dutch descent, resulting in a team with a stronger concentration of talent. Since the

2013 World Baseball Classic The 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, held from March 2 to March 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in 2006 and 2009. Unlike ...

, the Netherlands participates as the

, the formal name of the sovereign state that includes both the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands proper. The following was the Netherlands

squad.

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;Manager:

Hensley Meulens Hensley Filemon Acasio Meulens (; born June 23, 1967), nicknamed "Bam Bam", is a Curaçaoan professional baseball coach and retired player. He is the hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). A native of Curaçao, he ...

;Coaches:

Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951) is a Dutch-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1970 to 1992, primarily with the Minnesota Twins. Blyleven recorded 3,701 ...

, Brian Farley, Steve Janssen, Wim Martinus,

Tjerk Smeets Tjerk Smeets (born 3 June 1980) is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. He is the son of Dutch radio and television personality, writer, and columnist Mart Smeets. Smeets played his college baseb ...

, Ben Thijssen The following players made up the Dutch team for the

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, held in October 2011.
International Baseball Federation: Roster The Netherlands, Accessed October 16, 2011 Team members are mostly from the Netherlands or overseas territories with a few non-Dutch players: * Boyd is from Canada and has Dutch ancestry * Yntema is from the Dominican Republic and has Dutch citizenship Coaches Farley (USA) and Janssen (Belgium) have some involvement with baseball teams in the Netherlands.

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World ranking

In January 2009 the

created a ranking system so that the nations involved in international competition could be compared independently. Teams receive points based on the position they finish at the end of tournaments. The system takes into account results not only of the senior men's teams but also of junior teams. Weightings that emphasise the importance of certain tournaments are based on the number of teams competing, the number of continents represented (or eligible to be represented), and in the case of continental tournaments such as the

the relative strength of teams eligible. Only results within the previous four years are used, so points are added and removed over time. Since the system began, the rankings have been adjusted after the completion of tournaments qualifying for the ranking process. Since September 18, 2012, the Netherlands are listed at 6th position. {, class="wikitable" border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 , - ! rowspan=2 , Date
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, 6th , - , rowspan=4 , 6 December 2010^** ,

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2010 European Baseball Championship The 2010 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in Germany from July 23 to August 1, 2010. The tournament was originally set to be held in 2009 with Russia as host. In March 2008, the Confederation of Europe ...

, 2nd , - , 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship , 6th , - , 2010 Intercontinental Cup , 2nd , - , rowspan=2 , 31 October 2011^** ,

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, 1st , - , rowspan=3 , 18 September 2012^** ,

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, 11th , - ,

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, 2nd , - , rowspan=2 , 20 March 2013^** ,

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, 4th :* When the rankings were first released, the 2008 Summer Olympics was the most recent tournament completed by the Netherlands that had any bearing on the rankings themselves. :** Multiple tournaments were held since the previous release of the rankings.

References

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Results and fixtures

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Current roster

Tournament record

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Olympics

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Other tournament results

Players

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See also

References