Brock Dykxhoorn

Brock D. Dykxhoorn (born July 2, 1994) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns and Lotte Giants.

Brock Dykxhoorn
Uni-President Lions – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1994-07-02) July 2, 1994
Goderich, Ontario
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO debut
March 26, 2019, for the SK Wyverns
KBO statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record6–10
Earned run average4.34
Strikeouts117
Teams

Career

Amateur Career

Dykxhoorn attended St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School in Clinton, Ontario, and Central Arizona College.[1][2]

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros selected Dykxhoorn in the sixth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, and signed him for a $250,000 signing bonus.[3]

After signing, Dykxhoorn was assigned to the Greeneville Astros where he went 3–3 with a 4.31 ERA in 12 games. In 2015, he played for the Quad Cities River Bandits, posting an 8–5 record and 3.88 ERA. He was promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks for the 2016 season where he went 10–4 with a 5.02 ERA in a career high 123.2 innings pitched. He spent the 2017 season with the Corpus Christi Hooks, going 3–5 with a 4.62 ERA in 25 games pitched.[4]. He was released by the Astros organization on November 13, 2018.

SK Wyverns

On November 16, 2018, he signed with SK Wyverns of the KBO League.[5]

On March 26, 2019, Dykxhoorn made his KBO debut. He was waived on June 3, 2019.

Lotte Giants

On June 9, 2019, Dykxhoorn was claimed off waivers by the Lotte Giants of the KBO League.[6] After the season, October 13, 2019, he was selected Canada national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[7]

Uni-President Lions

On June 23, 2020, Dykxhoorn signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

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References

  1. nurun.com (June 10, 2014). "Astros draft Delhi pitcher | Simcoe Reformer". Simcoereformer.ca. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "Ex-Vaqueros have defied long odds to reach the majors | Local Sports". pinalcentral.com. July 30, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. "Sizing up Astros' new Canadian pitching prospect | Baseball | Sports | Toronto S". Torontosun.com. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "Brock Dykxhoorn Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  5. "SK Wyverns sign Canadian pitcher Dykxhoorn". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  6. "Last-place baseball club replaces American starter with Canadian right-hander". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  7. "Baseball Canada reveals 2019 WBSC Premier12® roster". Baseball Canada. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
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