The website of the KNBSB announced that Hensley Meulens will be the manager of the Dutch national team during the inaugural Premier 12 tournament. Meulens was the manager of the Dutch during the 2013 World Baseball Classic, not without succes as the Dutch reached the semi finals in which they fell to the Dominican Republic by…
I have been looking forward to do this one. Not only because it is about my favorite team but most of all because it is about my favorite player on that team by far. Today in “Summing up the Dutchies per MLB organization”: Number of Dutchies: 1 Didi Gregorius: Didi Gregorius has the very same…
The season is nearing its end. In the minors the play offs have started. In general most of the Dutchies did not fare well with their teams yesterday. AAA Sharlon Schoop went 1 for 3 for the Norfolk Tides in a 5-2 loss vs the Columbus Clippers. Sharlon drove the ball towards center field for a single….
Today the Euro League Baseball announced on it’s website that L&D Amsterdam Pirates will replace Vaessen Pioniers in the inaugural (2016) season of the ELB. Vaessen Pioniers has chosen for the candidate membership. After several talks between the board of L&D Amsterdam Pirates and EAPB president Wim van den Hurk, the Amsterdam based team declared that…
Today in “Summing up the Dutchies ” the organization that used to be known as Montreal Expos. Since 2005 they are know as: Number of Dutchies: 3 Matt den Dekker: Matt den Dekker was born in the USA, but there are close ties with Dutch ancestors. Matt was drafted by the New York…
Dutch national team player Kalian Sams has been named the MVP of the Quebec Capitales of the independent CanAm League. After a slow start with the team, Kalian’s batting average rose to a respectable .282. By far Kalian was the best slugger of his team with 16 homeruns. Kalian was also the swiftest player with…
Today UVV from Utrecht and the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) organized the All Star Game for the best baseball players and softball players. With the Softball ASG, team red beat team blue 5-2. The KNBSB put together the teams in a different way. In the previous editions, there was a North team…
In a best of five series, where the score was tied at one game each, Buchbinder Legionäre’s Mike Bolsenbroek shut out the current German champion Solingen Alligators. In nine innings Bolsenbroek gave up six hits, two walks and fanned six. His oppenent, Enorbel Marquez Ramirez, pitched seven innings and gave up two runs (none earned) on six…
In today’s episode of “Summing up the Dutchies” a team with a fair number of Dutchies in its organization: Number of Dutchies: 4 Jurickson Profar: Jurickson Profar was signed by the Texas Rangers on July 2, 2009. The Curacao native made his first steps as a professional with the Spokane Indians where he played…
Don Mattingly’s future with the Dodgers is unclear. It may all depend on how the team with the biggest pay roll is finishing this season. Mattingly is generally know for making bad managerial decisions or just not seeing certain situations. Spicy detail is that the Dodgers hired former manager Ron Roenicke, who was fired by…
