I just read this article on Universo Beisbol, a Cuban online baseball magazine. It is an interesting article I want baseball fans to read. I will not copy the text or make an own version of it because the author of this article deserves all the credits. A must read IMHO.
https://universobeisbol.mlblogs.com/cuban-players-human-trafficking-and-other-x-files-tales-70043bced0ab?fbclid=IwAR3hNmBrmNEsKjomcoTVja8CP9dnAwpnvlZm5FbPV0w6khpcjlJCbqL3Ie0
The Braves were no match for the Yankees last night. Mike Foltynewicz got through two innings without problems but could not get out of the third inning. He gave up a bloop broken bat single to Didi Gregorius in the third before he retired Jose Pirela and Brett Gardner on strike outs. Chase Headley broke…
With Spring Training started, it is time to have a look at Dutchies again. The Major League players will get their shot for sure, but what about the minor league players? Here is an overview of both the MLB and MiLB players of Aruban, Curacao and Dutch descent. In yesterday’s game between the Washington Nationals and…
As many MLB clubs vowed to pay their stadium workers during the coronavirus, it was a matter of time before they would step up to help their minor leaguers. Normally minor leaguers are not paid for their work during spring training but in this case their situation was unsustainable. Yesterday, MLB announced a league-wide initiative…
Yesterday the first Spring Training games were played. Two Dutchies saw action but didn’t fare quite well. Jonathan Schoop was the starting second baseman for the Orioles vs the Detroit Tigers. Schoop went 0 for 3 with a strike out and a runner left on base. He got on base once thanks to a fielding…
Outside the Netherlands, Curacao and Aruba, most baseball fans will not know that Dutchies are not only playing in the MLB. There are a lot of Dutchies playing in the (low) minor leagues. We Dutch like to speak about Dutch players but we have to admit that without the players from Curacao, Aruba and other…
The Nippon Ham Fighters will likely post Shohei Otani after the 2017 season. This means that MLB clubs can pay a maximum amount of $20 MM for the right to negotiate with the player. If both parties do not agree on a contract within a month, the player will return to Japan and the money…
