Dwayne Kemp (born 24 February 1988 in

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) is a Dutch baseball player for the

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of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

Career

On October 20, 2007, Kemp signed with the

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organization as an international free agent. Prior to signing with the team, Kemp had played with the

DOOR Neptunus Neptunus is a baseball and softball club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Following its 2014 championship season, the club signed a sponsorship contract for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons with Curaçao and competes under the name Curaçao Neptun ...

and

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in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the Dutch Major Leagues. He made his professional debut in 2008 with the rookie-level

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, and also played for the Low-A Boise Hawks, hitting a cumulative .227/.292/.375 with 1 home run and 9 RBI in 32 games. He returned to the AZL Cubs in 2009, where he slashed .248/.303/.416 with 1 home run and 12 RBI in 25 games. On March 28, 2010, Kemp was released by the Cubs organization. Kemp returned to the Neptunus, now known as the

, following his release from the Cubs organization, with whom he has played for since.

International career

He has played for the Netherlands national baseball team at the

2011 Baseball World Cup The 2011 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 39th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the ...

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 ...

2013 World Port Tournament The 2013 World Port Tournament was an international baseball competition held at the DOOR Neptunus Familiestadion in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from June 30 through July 7, 2013. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and featured teams from C ...

2015 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 ...

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, ...

, ,

2016 European Baseball Championship The 2016 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by Confederation of European Baseball. The 2016 European Championship was held from September 9 to 18, 2016 in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It was organized by t ...

, and

2019 European Baseball Championship The 2019 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by the Confederation of European Baseball. The 2019 Championship was held September 7–15, 2019, in Bonn and Solingen, Germany. The tournament contributed ...

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''Honkbalsite , Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland'' He played for Team Netherlands in the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

References

External links

www.honkbalsite.com baseball profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kemp, Dwayne 1988 births 2016 European Baseball Championship players 2017 World Baseball Classic players 2019 European Baseball Championship players Arizona League Cubs players Boise Hawks players Curacao Neptunus players DOOR Neptunus players Dutch people of Aruban descent Living people Sparta-Feyenoord players Sportspeople from Rotterdam Sydney Blue Sox players Dutch expatriate baseball players in Australia Dutch expatriate baseball players in the United States