Dutch national team player Kalian Sams is a speedy guy. For his current team, the Quebec Capitales, he has stolen 30 bases so far. Since Minor League baseball is all about promotions, the Capitales thought it was a nice idea to lure fans to the stadium with a speed race between Kalian Sams and a…
Dutch national team player Kalian Sams, who had been struggling of late, was named player of the week by the CanAm League. The outfielder of the Quebec Capitales went 11 for 22 in six games last week. The website of the Capitales announced the news with the following text: Kalian Sams fait parler son bâton…
Next to Dutchies who play in affiliated minor league baseball and in the majors, there are plenty of players from Curacao, Aruba and the Netherlands who play in independent leagues and in Japan. How are they doing so far? Rick van den Hurk is still playing with the farm team of the Softbank Hawks. Rick…
Big news for Dutch baseball fans. Two Dutchies have been added to a roster of a new club. Sharlon Schoop, the older brother of…., has been promoted from AA Bowie to AAA Norfolk. The 28-year old infielder struggled last year with the BaySox as he hit .217. The Orioles did resign him and placed him…
Today, the Dutch made a decisive step into the championship game. France was the opponent. About two weeks ago, the two had met at a preparation tournament and the French left a good impresssion. Could they repeat this today? On both sides the first inning was a 1-2-3 inning with three consecutive outs. But in…
