A friend of mine pointed out to me that Yurendell de Caster was on the roster of Curacao Neptunus (see the name at the bottom of the list below). This friend of mine contacted De Caster and he stated that he did not now anything. According to Neptunus the move to put the name of De Caster on…
The Frisco RoughRiders paid attention to the movie/TV series Star Trek on Saturday, June 11, one day after their Lazy River section in their ballpark was openend. The Portland SeaDogs paid attention to the fact that the movie Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise, hit the cinemas thirty years ago. Yesterday the Frisco RoughRiders saluted the original…
Dutch shortstop Stijn van der Meer has been drafted by the Houston Astros in the 34th round as 1027th overall pick. The shortstop of current Dutch champion Curacao Neptunus, played for Lamar Univeristy during two seasons. During the 2016 season, his last with the university, he broke the university’s record by getting on base in…
On the second day of the first round of the second half of the season, Vaessen Pioniers hosted L&D Amsterdam Pirates, HCAW took on Kinheim at home, De Glaskoning Twins headed to Rotterdam to face Curacao Neptunus and DSS hosted Pickles UVV. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 2 – 3 Vaessen Pioniers After both teams scored a…
The Softbank Hawks want to extend the contract of Dutch RHP Rick van den Hurk. But earlier this month, the Hawks took him from the active roster to give him some rest. After he clinched the “rookie”record of consecutive wins for a foreign and new pitcher in the NPB, he lost his first game since his…
In fact it was a formality after the Dutch baseball federation announced that the ban on participating in the Euro League Baseball would be uphold, but today the president of the European Association of Professional Baseball (EAPB), Wim van den Hurk, announced that Amsterdam Baseball was pulled from the ELB schedule. Van den Hurk stated that…
Last night it became clear that Carter Kieboom, younger brother of Spencer Kieboom, has been drafted by the Washington Nationals as 28th overall pick. If both parties can agree on a deal, Carter will join the organization where his brother is playing (at AA Harrisburg) already. Both are sons of a Dutch born father who…
The organization of the St. Louis Cardinals has sent Juan Carlos Sulbaran down to AA Springfield (Texas League) from AAA Memphis. The 26-year old right hander from Curacao had a dream start at AAA with Memphis as he won his first two games with a low ERA. But from that point he started to struggle…
On the first day of the first round of the second half of the 2016 Hoofdklasse season, the following games were scheduled: Kinheim faced HCAW in Bussum, Curacao Neptunus hosted De Glaskoning Twins, DSS took on UVV at home and L&D Amsterdam headed to Hoofddorp to face Vaessen Pioniers. Kinheim – HCAW After…
As a classic ballpark lover, this news is much to my liking. Crosley Field, former home of the Cincinnati Reds before they moved into Riverfront Stadium, will be commemorated with a mural at the former ballpark site. Currently the City Gospel Mission is located there. The mural is mainly funded by the Reds Hall of…
