Recently you could read that Jason Standridge was drawing the attention of the Chiba Lotte Marines. The American starting pitcher wasn’t given a contract extension by the Softbank Hawks as they are rather thick in their starting pitchers. This move may mean that Dutch starter Rick van den Hurk will have a spot in the…
Team mate of Rick van den Hurk, Jason Standridge is drawing interest of the Chiba Lotte Marines. Standridge (37) has become free agent after winning the NPB title with the Fukuoka Sofbank Hawks. Standridge appeared in 23 regular season games and posted a 10-7 record with a 3.74 ERA. Standridge was kind of outperformed by…
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…
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…
The Nippon Ham Fighters will spend a part of the 2016 Spring Training at the Peoria sports complex, used by the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners. BTW, don’t misuse their name, like I did. It is not Nippon HamFighters but Nippon Ham (as name of the company) Fighters, former club of Texas Rangers…
Yesterday, the Dutch baseball and sofball federation (KNBSB) kicked off the new baseball season with a presentation of the Dutch national team. A few new faces could be recognized next to the similar ones. The plans for the future were also presented. The training program of the Dutch national team will be expanded from two…
