Today the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB) announced in a press release, that former MLB pitcher Jair Jurrjens will join team Kingdom of the Netherlands during the upcoming World Baseball Classic. With Jurrjens, manager Hensley Meulens can add another pitcher to the rotation with MLB experience. The other one is Rick van den…
Today the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) revealed the big names on the preliminary roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. As expected the big names of MLB players are on the list. The big names on this list are: Xander Bogaerts (Boston Red Sox), Didi Gregorius (New York Yankees), Kenley Jansen (Los Angeles…
Last Saturday and Sunday, team Kingdom of the Netherlands played two exhibition games vs team Samurai Japan. The two games were part of a four game series. Two were played between Mexico and Japan. For Japan it was a must to win all games, but one was lost to Mexico (7-3). The Dutch played two…
Today two Dutchies saw action in the Asian competitions. Two Dutch players call he Japanese NPB their home and one is playing in the Taiwanese CPBL. Today Wladimir Balentien played with the Yakult Swallows. In a close game vs the DeNA BayStars from Yokohama, the Yakult Swallows stayed at the right side of the score. Balentien…
After his successful debut with the Uni President 7-Eleven Lions, Curacao native Jair Jurrjens was hit hard in his second start today. In the game vs the Lamigo Monkeys he lasted only four innings in which he struggled mightily as he walked three, fanned three, gave up nine hits (one homerun) and allowed eight runs…
After the Rockies released him at the end of the 2015 season, Jair Jurrjens went looking for a new employer. He found one in the Uni President 7-Eleven Lions of the CPBL in Taiwan. After a relative short preparation on the 2016 season, as he only signed with the team last month, Jurrjens had his first start…
There was some news to announced about players from Curacao the other day. Former Atlanta Braves star, Jair Jurrjens signed a deal with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, of the CPBL. The 30-year old will be the third player from the Dutch kingdom that will spend time with the club from Taiwan. Rob Cordemans pitched for…
The third Curacao Baseball Week was another success. The week started with a press conference and an auction/charity dinner. The dinner raised $40,000 and this painting was one of the items: On the first two days, the coach seminars were attended very well. Managers and coaches like Hensley Meulens, Steve Janssen and Ben Thijssen shared their…
Yesterday the third Curacao Baseball Week started with a press conference. Attendants were (amongst others) initiators Blue Bay Resort Curacao, Hensley Meulens, Ben Thijssen and Jair Jurrjens. During the first two days, clinics will be organized for local coaches. Next to Hensley Meulens, Steve Janssen (KNBSB), Ron Wotus (San Francisco Giants), Martijn Nijhoff (KNBSB) and…
Today team Kingdom of the Netherlands took on the USA in the quarter-finals. After dealing with quite some bad luck (family matters for Andruw Jones, injuries of several players), the team was hit by bad luck again. Proposed starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens had to return home due to family matters. He was replaced by Tom…
