Kalian Rivalino Sams (born August 25, 1986) is a Dutch professional

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player for

L&D Amsterdam Amsterdam Pirates is a Dutch baseball and softball organization based in Amsterdam. It was founded as an expansion of the football club SV Rap on 17 February 1959 by Loek Loevendie. In the first years it was known as the RAP Pirates, but after ...

of the

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. 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. In 2019, he won the national championship with the Amsterdam team.

Career

Seattle Mariners

After playing 2 seasons in the

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, Sams signed a minor league contract with the

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on July 2, 2006. In 2007, he was assigned to Single-A

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, but was demoted to Short-Season A Everett. In 104 games that season, Sams hit .216 with 11 HR and 30 RBI. Sams played 2008 with Advanced Rookie Pulaski. In 32 games, Sams hit .204 with 10 HR and 20 RBI. Sams opened 2009 with Single-A Clinton, and played 4 games with Everett before his season ended in late June. In 20 total games, Sams hit .208 with 4 HR and 12 RBI. Sams played most of 2010 with Clinton, but was demoted to Everett in August. In 105 total games, .183 with 20 HR and 58 RBI. Sams began 2011 with A-Advanced High Desert, but was demoted to Clinton in May. In 113 total games, .231 with 24 HR and 66 RBI. Sams played 2012 with Double-A

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, where in 72 games, he hit .242 with 11 HR and 35 RBI. On April 23, 2013, Sams was released by the Mariners.

San Diego Padres

On May 5, 2013, Sams signed a minor league deal with the

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, and began the year with Double-A

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. In June, Sams was promoted to Triple-A

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. On July 20, Sams was released by the Padres. In 50 games in the Padres organization, Sams hit .215 with 11 HR and 30 RBI.

Camden Riversharks

On August 3, 2013, Sams signed with the

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of the

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, where he played in 5 games, hitting 10-15 with 3 HR and 9 RBI. He became a free agent after the season.

Texas Rangers

He signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on August 10, 2013. In 20 games with Double-A Frisco, he hit .286 with 4 HR and 10 RBI. On November 23, 2013, Sams re-signed with the Rangers on a new minor league contract. He was released by Texas on March 23, 2014.

Camden Riversharks (second stint)

On April 8, 2014, Sams re-signed with the

in the

. He only played in 16 games for Camden in 2014, notching 13 hits in 56 at-bats, including 2 home runs. He became a free agent after the season.

Québec Capitales

Sams joined the

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of the

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for the 2015 season, and batted .279/.374/.534 with 16 home runs and 65 RBI. Sams also appeared in 5 games for the Corendon Kinheim in the

Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen

On February 24, 2016, Sams signed with the

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. Sams appeared in 7 games for the club, notching 7 hits in 16 at-bats before being released on May 4, 2016.

Québec Capitales

After his release from the LMB, Sams re-signed with the

for the 2016 season. In 61 games, Sams slashed .277/.372/.504 with 12 home runs and 41 RBI. In 2017 with Québec, Sams batted .291/.350/.593 with 23 home runs and a career-high 70 RBI. He also played in 5 games for

in the

. In 2018 for Québec, Sams batted .311/.391/.500 with 11 home runs and 48 RBI, and appeared in 3 games for Amsterdam. In total, Sams played in 289 games for the Capitales from 2015 to 2018.

High Point Rockers

On March 21, 2019, Sams signed with the

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of the

. He batted .203/.292/.297 before being released on July 7, 2019.

Sussex County Miners

On July 13, 2019, Sams signed with the

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of the

. He hit .278/.353/.467 before he was released on August 15, 2019.

L&D Amsterdam

On August 19, 2019, Sams signed with the

of the

, and played in 1 game for the club, going hitless in 2 plate appearances. Sams played in 20 games for Amsterdam in 2020, slashing an amazing .359/.516/.813 with 8 home runs and 27 RBI. He remained with the club to begin the 2021 season.

Personal life

Sams was born in the Netherlands and is of Curaçao descent.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sams, Kalian 1986 births Living people ADO players Algodoneros de Guasave players Camden Riversharks players Clinton LumberKings players Corendon Kinheim players Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen players Dutch expatriate baseball players in Canada Dutch expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dutch expatriate baseball players in the United States Dutch people of Curaçao descent Everett AquaSox players Frisco RoughRiders players High Desert Mavericks players High Point Rockers players Hypotheekzeker Tornados players Jackson Generals (Southern League) players Mexican League baseball center fielders Pulaski Mariners players Québec Capitales players San Antonio Missions players Sportspeople from The Hague Sussex County Miners players Tucson Padres players Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players 2013 World Baseball Classic players 2016 European Baseball Championship players 2017 World Baseball Classic players 2019 European Baseball Championship players