In the past there have been Dutchies who played in the NPB; Hensley Meulens to name one, even won a Nippon Series title with the Yakult Swallows in 1995. Or Andruw Jones and Loek van Mil, who played for the Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2014. But when it comes to Dutchies this year’s Nippon Series…
I was informed by Jim Allen, a US baseball journalist who resides in Japan,that Wladimir Balentien told him that his team, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, only allows him to participate in the Premier 12 tournament as a DH. This may cause a problem for team Kingdom of the Netherlands as Hensley Meulens may use Andruw Jones…
Today, the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) announced the final 28 players who will represent the Kingdom of the Netherlands with the Premier 12 tournament in Novermber. The big names on the roster are Andruw Jones, Wladimir Balentien and Jair Jurrjens. These three had a rather extensive career in the Majors or at…
The two Dutchies that play in the Japanese professional league, the NPB, were very successful today in game two of the Climax Series, the semi finals of Japanese Pro Baseball. Curacao born Wladimir Balentien bounced back from a hitless game yesterday. His team, the Yakult Swallows, were not so successful yesterday either as they fell…
Today the Dutch team, now operation under the name Kingdom of the Netherlands, held a press conference at the Blue Bay Curaçao Golf & Beach Resort. The name Kingdom of the Netherlands is displayed on the new jersey that the team will wear during the Premier 12 tournament in November. Underneath the name seven flags…
Tomorrow the yearly Arizona Fall League will start again. Just like last year, there are two Dutchies scheduled to see action during this year’s edition. One of them has an encore. Catcher Spencer Kieboom will be playing for the second season in a row. After a good AFL last year, in which he hit a…
The Dutch national team went to Curacao to prepare for the upcoming Premier 12 tournament which will start on November 8. The players arrived at the Blue Bay Curaçao Golf & Beach Resort in Willemstad yesterday. At the resort the local players that received a call up joined the team, together with manager Hensley Meulens. Meulens…
I thought this was old news, but apparently it was only announced yesterday. In a time where a couple of Dutch hoofdklasse clubs have problems in finding a sponsor, Amsterdam Pirates and L&D Support have extended their sponsorship deal through the 2020 season, giving the team some stability. A part of the deal is the…
In the Wild Card game that was played last night, the Yankees were on the leash of Dallas Keuchel. The ace of the Astros limited the Yankees to three hits. The Yankees went 0 for 2 with runners in scoring positon and that says it all. Of course as a fan you have some hope…
Photo: Howard Simmons/New York Daily News After being put on the rack by the Red Sox in the previous three games, the Yankees clinched one of the two American League wild cards with their 10,000th win in franchise history. Three solo homeruns by Carlos Beltran, Greg Byrd and Rob Refsnyder made the difference. In the…
