Netherlands national baseball team

The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are currently ranked as the best team in the Confederation of European Baseball, and the team is also ranked ninth in the WBSC World Rankings.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Netherlands women's national baseball team.

Netherlands national baseball team
Information
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Federation	KNBSB
Confederation	CEB
Manager	Hensley Meulens
Uniforms
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	4 (First in 2006)
Best result	4th (2 times, in 2013 and 2017)
Olympic Games
Appearances	4 (First in 1996)
Best result	5th (2 times, most recent in 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	17 (First in 1970)
Best result	1st (1 time, in 2011)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1983)
Best result	2nd (2 times, most recent in 2010)
European Championship
Appearances	32 (First in 1956)
Best result	1st (23 times, most recent in 2019)

The Netherlands participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. The team has also participated in both of the other major international baseball tournaments recognised by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF): the World Baseball Classic (WBC) and the Baseball World Cup. In 2011, the team won the World Cup after beating 25-time champion Cuba in the finals. The team is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond, which is represented in the Confederation of European Baseball.

The team is made up primarily of players from the Netherlands in Europe, and from Dutch territories and islands in the Caribbean that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, such as Aruba and Curaçao (which is part of the former Netherlands Antilles, which have since been dissolved), where baseball is extremely popular. Some foreigners of Dutch descent have also been members of the team. While baseball only maintains a niche following throughout Europe, the Netherlands, along with Italy, are the two European countries where the sport's popularity is strongest; the team has finished in either first or second place in each of the 31 European Baseball Championships in which it has appeared.

The team played in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and finished in 4th place. It won the 2019 European Baseball Championship, winning a gold medal. It then competed at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, taking second place behind Team Israel. The team will next try to qualify for the 2020 Olympics at the six-team Final Qualifying Tournament.

2017 team

2017 World Baseball Classic roster
Players				Coaching staff
Pitchers  9 Nelmerson Xavier Angela 20 Mike Bolsenbroek 19 Robbie Cordemans 50 Tom de Blok 13 Kevin Heijstek 29 Lars Huijer 74 Kenley Jansen 49 Jair Jurrjens 33 Kevin Kelly 48 Ruderly Manuel 36 Diegomar Markwell 39 Shairon Martis 60 Ryan Oduber 38 Mark Pawelek 50 Jim Ploeger 26 Tom Stuifbergen 45 J. C. Sulbaran 44 Rick van den Hurk  3 Berry van Driel 46 Loek van Mil 40 Orlando Yntema		Catchers 21 Dashenko Ricardo 37 Shawn Zarraga Infielders  1 Xander Bogaerts  7 Yurendell de Caster 18 Didi Gregorius 12 Dwayne Kemp 27 Stijn van der Meer 10 Jurickson Profar  6 Jonathan Schoop 15 Sharlon Schoop  2 Andrelton Simmons 30 Curt Smith Outfielders  4 Wladimir Balentien 14 Randolph Oduber 35 Kalian Sams		Manager 31 Hensley Meulens Coaches 25 Andruw Jones 28 Bert Blyleven 15 Steve Janssen 24 Sidney de Jong 44 Ben Thijssen 34 Wim Martinus

Tournament record

World Baseball Classic

Netherlands World Baseball Classic
Tournament Results
Puerto Rico 2006	11th
Puerto Rico / United States 2009	7th
Taiwan / Japan / United States 2013	4th
South Korea / Japan / United States 2017	4th
Medal Tally
Gold	-
Silver	-
Bronze	-

The Netherlands has competed in all four of the World Baseball Classic tournaments held. All 16 teams that played in the 2006 edition were invited to compete in the second in 2009. The team was an automatic qualifier for the 2013 and 2017 tournaments.

The Netherlands has progressed to the second round of competition in 2009, and achieved its highest finish, 4th, in both the 2013 and 2017 tournaments. Unusual for international competition in baseball, the squads selected in the World Baseball Classic tournaments featured players active in Major League Baseball in addition to Minor League, Nippon Professional Baseball, and local players. Generally players in the Major Leagues are unavailable due to their contracts with the respective clubs.

The Netherlands team in the World Baseball Classic has featured several Major Leaguers: Andruw Jones, Sidney Ponson, Randall Simon, Roger Bernadina, Shairon Martis, Jonathan Schoop, Xander Bogaerts, Andrelton Simmons, Didi Gregorius, Jurickson Profar, and Kenley Jansen, all born in the Caribbean in either Aruba or Curaçao.

World Baseball Classic record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA		W	L	RS	RA
2006	Round 1	11th	1	2	15	19		No qualifiers held
2009	Round 2	7th	2	4	10	23		No qualifiers held
2013	Semifinals	4th	4	4	36	47		Automatically qualified
2017	Semifinals	4th	4	3	48	24		Automatically qualified
Total	4/4		11	13	109	113		-	-	-	-

Classic Record by Opponent

Opponent	Tournaments met	W-L record	Largest victory		Largest defeat		Current streak
			Score	Tournament	Score	Tournament
Australia	1	1–0	4–1	2013	–		W1
Chinese Taipei	2	1–1	6–5	2017	3–8	2013	W1
Cuba	3	3–1	14–1 (F/7)	2017	2–11	2006	W3
Dominican Republic	2	2–1	3–2	2009	1–4	2013	L1
Israel	1	1–1	12–2 (F/8)	2017	2–4	2017	W1
Japan	2	0–3	–		4–16 (F/7)	2013	L3
Panama	1	1–0	10–0 (F/7)	2006	–		W1
Puerto Rico	3	0–4	–		3–8	2006	L4
South Korea	2	2–0	5–0	2013 2017	–		W2
United States	1	0–1	–		3–9	2009	L1
Venezuela	1	0–1	–		1–3	2009	L1
Overall	4	11–13	Against  CUB		Against  JPN		L1
			14–1 (F/7)	2017	4–16 (F/7)	2013

2006

Prior to the 2006 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands played four exhibition games. They lost two games, against a college team from the University of Tampa and an Atlanta Braves squad, at Cracker Jack Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida.

The Netherlands competed in Pool C—along with world champion Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico—in the first round at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Having failed to win against Cuba and Puerto Rico in their round-robin pool games, they finished third in their pool, and were eliminated along with Panama.

2006 WBC Results

8 March 1st Round, Pool C - Game 3	Puerto Rico	8–3	Netherlands	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 15,570
		Boxscore

9 March 1st Round, Pool C - Game 4	Cuba	11–2	Netherlands	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 7,657
		Boxscore

10 March 1st Round, Pool C - Game 5	Netherlands	10–0 (F/7)	Panama	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 6,337
		Boxscore

2009

Prior to the 2009 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands played seven exhibition games, including three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Minnesota Twins. The Netherlands team lost all three games against these MLB opponents.

The Netherlands competed in Pool D, along with 2006 WBC semi-finalist Dominican Republic, Panama, and Puerto Rico, in the first round at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The team won both games against the strong Dominican Republic team. As result, the team made it through the first double-elimination round along with Puerto Rico.

In the second round the Dutch lost both their games against Venezuela and the United States. Therefore, the team was eliminated and finished 7th in the final standings.

2009 WBC Results

7 March 1st Round, Pool D - Game 1	Netherlands	3–2	Dominican Republic	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 9,335
		Boxscore

9 March 1st Round, Pool D - Game 4	Netherlands	1–3	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 19,479
		Boxscore

10 March 1st Round, Pool D - Game 5	Dominican Republic	1–2 (F/11)	Netherlands	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 11,814
		Boxscore

11 March 1st Round, Pool D - Game 4	Netherlands	0–5	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 19,501
		Boxscore

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14 March 2nd Round, Pool 2 - Game 1	Netherlands	1–3	Venezuela	United States Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 17,345
		Boxscore

15 March 2nd Round, Pool 2 - Game 3	Netherlands	3–9	United States	United States Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 11,059
		Boxscore

2013

The Netherlands competed in Pool B against Chinese Taipei, South Korea, and Australia at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan. The Dutch team won their first game against South Korea 5-0, but lost to the Chinese Taipei 8-3. However, the Netherlands won against Australia 4-1, thus securing their position for Round 1 in Tokyo Dome to face off against Japan and Cuba.

The Dutch team defeated the Cuban team 6-2 before facing two-time defending champion Japan and earned a humiliating loss 16-4 at the end of 7th inning due to mercy rule and faced off against Cuba once again. They narrowly clinched their win against the Cuban team 7-6 to secure their position in the semi-finals where they lost against the Japanese team again 10-6. They faced off against the Dominican Republic where they lost 4-1. The Netherlands finished 4th overall.

2013 WBC Results

2 March 1st Round, Pool B - Game 2	South Korea	0–5	Netherlands	Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 1,085
		Boxscore

3 March 1st Round, Pool B - Game 3	Netherlands	3–8	Chinese Taipei	Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 22,689
		Boxscore

5 March 1st Round, Pool B - Game 5	Australia	1–4	Netherlands	Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 1,113
		Boxscore

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8 March 2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 1	Netherlands	6–2	Cuba	Japan Tokyo Dome Attendance: 38,588
		Boxscore

10 March 2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 4	Japan	16–4 (F/7)	Netherlands	Japan Tokyo Dome Attendance: 37,745
		Boxscore

11 March 2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 5	Cuba	6–7	Netherlands	Japan Tokyo Dome Attendance: 7,613
		Boxscore

12 March 2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 6	Netherlands	6–10	Japan	Japan Tokyo Dome Attendance: 30,301
		Boxscore

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17 or 18 March Final Round, Semifinal	Netherlands	1–4	Dominican Republic	United States AT&T Park Attendance: 27,527
		Boxscore

2017

Team Netherlands, ranked 9th in the world, included major league stars, many of whom were raised in islands in the Caribbean that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The players included All Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts (Boston Red Sox; from Aruba), 20-home-run-hitter shortstop Didi Gregorius (New York Yankees; raised in Curaçao, which is part of the former Netherland Antilles which have since been dissolved), 20-home-run-hitter second baseman Jonathan Schoop (Baltimore Orioles; born in Curaçao), Gold-Glover shortstop Andrelton Simmons (Los Angeles Angels; born in Curaçao), and infielder/outfielder Jurickson Profar (Texas Rangers; born in Curaçao).[1][2][3] Sports Illustrated opined that the Dutch team "boasts arguably the most talented infield in the entire tournament."[3]

The Netherlands was defeated by Team Israel (4-2). It then beat South Korea (5-0) and Taiwan (6-5), in the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[4][5] Along with Israel, which came in ahead of it in the pool, it qualified for the next round, in Japan.[6]

In what NBC reported was thought to be the tallest batter-pitcher matchup in baseball history, the Dutch team’s 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) pitcher Loek van Mil walked Israel's 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) first baseman Nate Freiman.[7]

In the second round an extra innings loss against Japan was followed by two mercy rule wins against Israel and Cuba. Together with Japan which had finished top of the pool the Netherlands advanced to the championship round. 2016 All star and NL reliever of the year Kenley Jansen joined the Dutch team for the championship round.

The Netherlands semifinal match against Puerto Rico ended with an 11th inning walk-off sac fly by Eddie Rosario. The final score was 3-4. Dutch outfielder Wladimir Balentien was chosen in the All-WBC team.

2017 WBC Results

7 March 1st Round, Pool A - Game 3	South Korea	0–5	Netherlands	Gocheok Sky Dome Attendance: 15,184
		Boxscore

8 March 1st Round, Pool A - Game 4	Chinese Taipei	5–6	Netherlands	Gocheok Sky Dome Attendance: 3,606
		Boxscore

9 March 1st Round, Pool B - Game 5	Netherlands	2–4	Israel	Gocheok Sky Dome Attendance: 2,739
		Boxscore

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12 March 2nd Round, Pool E - Game 2	Japan	8–6 (F/11)	Netherlands	Tokyo Dome Attendance: 44,326
		Boxscore

13 March 2nd Round, Pool E - Game 3	Netherlands	12–2 (F/8)	Israel	Tokyo Dome Attendance: 5,017
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15 March 2nd Round, Pool E - Game 3	Netherlands	14–1 (F/7)	Cuba	Tokyo Dome Attendance: 40,680
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20 March Semifinals	Netherlands	3–4 (F/11)	Puerto Rico	Dodger Stadium Attendance: 24,865
		Boxscore

Olympics

Netherlands Baseball at the Olympics
Demonstration
Seoul, 1988	5th
Medal Event
Barcelona, 1992	DNQ
Atlanta, 1996	5th
Sydney, 2000	5th
Athens, 2004	6th
Beijing, 2008	7th

Summer Olympics record									Qualification
Year	Host	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA
1988	South Korea	Preliminary	5th (tied) [lower-alpha 1]	1	2	11	14		1987 European Baseball Championship
1992	Spain	Did not qualify							1991 European Baseball Championship
1996	United States	Preliminary	5th	2	5	32	76		1995 European Baseball Championship
2000	Australia	Preliminary	5th	3	4	18	30		1999 European Baseball Championship
2004	Greece	Preliminary	6th	2	5	29	55		2003 European Baseball Championship
2008	China	Preliminary	7th	1	6	9	50		2007 European Baseball Championship
Total [lower-alpha 2]	4/5			11	20	88	211

1. No medals awarded; baseball was a demonstration sport in 1988
2. Totals only include years 1992 to 2008, during which baseball was an official medal sport.

The Dutch best finish in an Olympics is fifth place, which they did in both 1996 & 2000. The first time the Netherlands participated in the baseball tournament at the Summer Olympics was in 1988. Netherlands finished with a 1-2 record, with its only victory coming against Chinese Taipei. There was no official placing as Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport.

It competed at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, taking second place behind Israel.

Olympics Record by Opponent

Opponent	Tournaments met	W-L record	Largest victory		Largest defeat		Current streak
			Score	Tournament	Score	Tournament
Australia	3	2–1	16–6 (F/8)	United States 1996	22–2 (F/7)	Greece 2004	L1
Canada	2	0–2	–		7–0	Greece 2004	L2
China	1	1–0	6–4	China 2008	–		W1
Chinese Taipei	3	1–2	6–1	Korea 1988	16–0	China 2008	L2
Cuba	4	1–3	4–2	Australia 2000	18–2 (F/7)	United States 1996	L2
Greece	1	1–0	11–0	Greece 2004	–		W1
Italy	3	3–0	10–4	Greece 2004	–		W3
Japan	5	0–5	–		12–2 (F/7)	United States 1996	L5
Nicaragua	1	0–1	–		5–0	United States 1996	L1
Puerto Rico	1	0–1	–		7–4	Korea 1988	L1
South Africa	1	0–1	–		3–2	Australia 2000	L1
South Korea	3	0–3	–		10–0	China 2008	L3
United States	3	0–3	–		17–1 (F/7)	United States 1996	L3
Overall	5	9–22	Against  AUS		Against  AUS		L3
			16–6 (F/8)	United States 1996	22–2 (F/7)	Greece 2004

Baseball World Cup

Their best finish in the International Baseball Federation's (IBAF) World Cup was first place, which they achieved in 2011. Netherlands also hosted the games twice, in 1986 and in 2005. In 2009, the Netherlands was one of the 8 European nations to host the 2009 Baseball World Cup. It marked the first time in history that the World Cup was not hosted by a specific country, but rather by a whole continent.

Netherlands Baseball World Cup
Amateur World Series
Colombia, 1970	12th
Cuba, 1973	7th
Colombia, 1976	11th
Italy, 1978	7th
Japan, 1980	12th
South Korea, 1982	6th
Cuba, 1984	13th
Netherlands, 1986	9th
World Cup
Italy, 1988	10th
Canada, 1990	9th
Nicaragua, 1994	10th
Italy, 1998	6th
Taiwan, 2001	7th
Cuba, 2003	9th
Netherlands, 2005	4th
Taiwan, 2007	4th
Europe, 2009	6th
Panama, 2011	1st

World Cup record by opponent (since 1998)[8]

Opponent	Tournaments met	W-L record	Largest victory		Largest defeat		Current streak
			Score	Tournament	Score	Tournament
Australia	5	2–4	6–0	Taiwan 2001	4–1	Italy 2009	W1
Brazil	2	1–1	7–0	Netherlands 2005	2–1	Cuba 2003	W1
Canada	6	3–3	7–3	Netherlands 2005	11–5	Italy 2009	L3
China	2	2–0	13–3 (F/8)	Netherlands 2005	–		W2
Chinese Taipei	5	3–2	11–2	Italy 2009	12–6	Italy 1998	W3
Cuba	6	3–4	4–1 (F/7)	Panama 2011	12–1 (F/7)	Italy 1998	W2
Dominican Republic	2	2–0	7–3	Taiwan 2001	–		W2
Germany	1	1–0	15–5 (F/8)	Taiwan 2007	–		W1
Great Britain	1	1–0	6–0	Netherlands 2009	–		W1
Greece	1	1–0	19–0 (F/5)	Panama 2011	–		W1
France	1	1–0	12–0 (F/7)	Cuba 2003	–		W1
Japan	5	1–4	5–2	Panama 2011	12–2 (F/7)	Cuba 2003	W1
Mexico	1	1–0	6–3	Cuba 2003	–		W1
Nicaragua	2	1–1	8–4	Netherlands 2009	13–2	Italy 1998	W1
Panama	4	2–4	9–5	Netherlands 2005	5–0	Taiwan 2001	W1
Philippines	1	1–0	6–0	Taiwan 2001	–		W1
Puerto Rico	3	3–0	10–0 (F/8)	Netherlands 2005	–		W3
Russia	2	2–0	18–0 (F/7)	Taiwan 2001	–		W2
South Africa	1	1–0	20–2 (F/7)	Netherlands 2005	–		W1
South Korea	5	4–2	6–2	Netherlands 2005	7–0	Netherlands 2005	W3
Spain	1	1–0	10–5	Netherlands 2009	–		W1
Sweden	1	1–0	18–0 (F/8)	Netherlands 2005	–		W1
Thailand	1	1–0	16–0 (F/7)	Taiwan 2007	–		W1
United States	4	2–2	7–5	Panama 2011	8–2	Italy 2009	W1
Venezuela	3	3–0	12–2 (F/7)	Panama 2011	–		W3
Overall	7	44 – 27	Against  GRE		Against  CUB		W6
			19 – 0 (F/5)	Panama 2011	12 – 1 (F/7)	Italy 1998

European Baseball Championship

Team Netherlands won the 2019 European Baseball Championship, winning a gold medal. Among the players competing for it were Roger Bernadina, Mike Bolsenbroek, Donny Breek, Rob Cordemans, Tom de Blok, Yurendell DeCaster, Lars Huijer, Kevin Kelly, Dwayne Kemp, Diego Markwell, Randolph Oduber, Dashenko Ricardo, Shairon Martis, Kalian Sams, Sharlon Schoop, Curt Smith, Tom Stuifbergen, JC Sulbaran, and Orlando Yntema.[9]

European Baseball Championship

1956: 1st 1957: 1st 1958: 1st 1960: 1st 1962: 1st 1964: 1st 1965: 1st 1969: 1st 1971: 1st 1973: 1st

1975: 2nd 1977: 2nd 1979: 2nd 1981: 1st 1983: 2nd 1985: 1st 1987: 1st 1989: 2nd 1991: 2nd 1993: 1st

1995: 1st 1997: 2nd 1999: 1st 2001: 1st 2003: 1st 2005: 1st 2007: 1st 2010: 2nd 2012: 2nd 2014: 1st

2016: 1st 2019: 1st

Other tournament results

Intercontinental Cup

1983: 4th 1999: 8th 2002: 8th 2006: 2nd 2010: 2nd

Haarlemse Honkbalweek

1961: 4th 1963: 2nd 1966: 2nd 1968: 2nd 1969: 3rd 1971: 5th 1972 B: 2nd 1974: 4th 1976: 4th 1978: 4th

1980: 5th 1982: 3rd 1984: 2nd 1988: 3rd 1990: 3rd 1992: 3rd 1994: 3rd 1996: 2nd 1998: 4th 2000: 3rd

2002: 2nd 2004: 1st 2006: 1st 2008: 5th 2010: 1st 2012: 4th 2014: 3rd 2016: 1st

World Port Tournament

1985: 4th 1987: 3rd 1989: 1st 1991: 5th 1993: 3rd

1995: 2nd 1997: 2nd 1999: 1st 2001: 2nd 2003: 2nd

2007: 4th 2009: 2nd 2011: 3rd 2013: 2nd 2015: 2nd

World Junior Baseball Championship

2008: 9th 2010: 6th 2012: 11th

European Junior Baseball Championship

2007: 3rd 2009: 2nd 2011: 1st

World Youth Baseball Championship

2009: 8th 2011: 7th

European Youth Baseball Championship

2006: 1st 2007: 2nd 2008: 1st 2009: 4th 2010: 1st 2011: 4th

Players

The Dutch Caribbean has very strong baseball traditions. A team from Willemstad, Curaçao "Liga Pabou" won the 2004 Little League World Series and was runner-up in 2005. Each territory has its own baseball federation and in the past, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba have fielded its own team in international competitions. In recent years, however, players from the Dutch Caribbean have played on the national team of the Netherlands itself, alongside players from continental Europe and a handful of Americans of Dutch descent, resulting in a team with a stronger concentration of talent. Since the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands participates as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the formal name of the sovereign state that includes both the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands proper.

The following was the Netherlands 2013 World Baseball Classic squad.

2013 World Baseball Classic

Manager

Hensley Meulens

Coaches

Bert Blyleven, Brian Farley, Steve Janssen, Wim Martinus, Tjerk Smeets, Ben Thijssen

Pos. Number Player Date of birth (age) Club P 29 Johnny Balentina (1971-08-08) 8 August 1971 Free agent P 47 David Bergman (1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 Kinheim P 55 Leon Boyd (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 Kinheim P 19 Rob Cordemans (1974-10-31) 31 October 1974 Free agent P 3 Berry van Driel (1984-12-26) 26 December 1984 DOOR Neptunus P 13 Kevin Heijstek (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 Amsterdam Pirates P 7 Jonatan Isenia (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 Gulf Coast League Orioles P 36 Diegomar Markwell (1980-08-08) 8 August 1980 Free agent P 39 Shairon Martis (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 Lincoln Saltdogs P 51 Loek van Mil (1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 Louisville Bats P 96 Mark Pawelek (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 Free agent P 26 Tom Stuifbergen (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 Free agent P 40 Orlando Yntema (1986-02-21) 21 February 1986 UVV Utrecht C 5 Bas Nooij (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 Amsterdam Pirates C 21 Dashenko Ricardo (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 Free agent IF 1 Xander Bogaerts (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 Boston Red Sox IF 22 Yurendell DeCaster (1979-09-26) 26 September 1979 Piratas de Campeche IF 23 Quintin de Cuba (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 Kinheim IF 46 Jonathan Schoop (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 Baltimore Orioles IF 9 Andrelton Simmons (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 Anaheim Angels IF 18 Curt Smith (1986-09-09) 9 September 1986 Lincoln Saltdogs IF 16 Hainley Statia (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 Free agent OF 4 Wladimir Balentien (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 Tokyo Yakult Swallows OF 2 Roger Bernadina (1984-06-12) 12 June 1984 Free agent OF 8 Michael Duursma (1978-02-26) 26 February 1978 Amsterdam Pirates OF 25 Andruw Jones (1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 Free agent OF 14 Randolph Oduber (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 Harrisburg Senators OF 12 Kalian Sams (1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 Québec Capitales The following players made up the Dutch team for the 2011 Baseball World Cup, held in October 2011.[10] Team members are mostly from the Netherlands or overseas territories with a few non-Dutch players: Boyd is from Canada and has Dutch ancestry Yntema is from the Dominican Republic and has Dutch citizenship Coaches Farley (USA) and Janssen (Belgium) have some involvement with baseball teams in the Netherlands. 2011 Baseball World Cup Netherlands roster - 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup Official roster Coaching staff Pitchers    Arshwin Asjes 25 David Bergman 44 Leon Boyd 19 Rob Cordemans  3 Berry van Driel 36 Diegomar Markwell 39 Shairon Martis 26 Tom Stuifbergen 33 Juan Carlos Sulbaran    Orlando Yntema Catchers 24 Sidney de Jong 15 Bas Nooij 20 Shawn Zarraga Infielders 12 Xander Bogaerts  9 Mariekson Gregorius  7 Dwayne Kemp 41 Vince Rooi 16 Jonathan Schoop 15 Sharlon Schoop 30 Curt Smith Outfielders 23 Shaldimar Daantji 37 Bryan Engelhardt 27 Danny Rombley 35 Kalian Sams Manager    Brian Farley Coaches  9 Steve Janssen (Pitching coach) 34 Wim Martinus (Hitting/Fielding coach) 38 Tjerk Smeets (Bullpen coach) 32 Ben Thijssen (Bench coach) Updated September 19, 2011 World ranking In January 2009 the International Baseball Federation created a ranking system so that the nations involved in international competition could be compared independently. Teams receive points based on the position they finish at the end of tournaments. The system takes into account results not only of the senior men's teams but also of junior teams. Weightings that emphasise the importance of certain tournaments are based on the number of teams competing, the number of continents represented (or eligible to be represented), and in the case of continental tournaments such as the European Baseball Championship the relative strength of teams eligible. Only results within the previous four years are used, so points are added and removed over time. Since the system began, the rankings have been adjusted after the completion of tournaments qualifying for the ranking process. Since September 18, 2012, the Netherlands are listed at 6th position. Date Released Tournament Tournament Result Ranking Points Position Above Position Below Rank Team Points Difference Rank Team Points Difference 13 January 2009[11] 2008 Summer Olympics^* 7th 6th 336.57 5th  Chinese Taipei +121.93 7th  Canada -74.38 24 March 2009[12] 2009 World Baseball Classic 7th 6th 382.57 5th  Chinese Taipei +89.25 7th  Mexico -102.32 12 August 2009^**[13] 2009 World Port Tournament 2nd 6th 412.57 5th  Chinese Taipei +179.25 7th  Mexico -109.82 19 October 2009^**[14] 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship 8th 6th 405.33 5th  Chinese Taipei +156.30 7th  Canada -45.14 2009 Baseball World Cup 6th 6 December 2010^**[15] 2010 Haarlem Baseball Week 1st 6th 374.51 5th  Chinese Taipei +149.85 7th  Venezuela -22.20 2010 European Baseball Championship 2nd 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship 6th 2010 Intercontinental Cup 2nd 31 October 2011^** 2011 World Port Tournament 3rd 5th 483.51 4th  Japan +172.91 6th  Canada -24.68 2011 Baseball World Cup 1st 18 September 2012^** 2012 Haarlem Baseball Week 4th 6th 476.76 5th  Canada +8.24 7th  Venezuela -17.13 2012 18U Baseball World Championship 11th 2012 European Baseball Championship 2nd 20 March 2013^** 2013 World Port Tournament 2nd 5th 497.76 4th  Chinese Taipei +44.03 6th  Canada -5.74 2013 World Baseball Classic 4th * When the rankings were first released, the 2008 Summer Olympics was the most recent tournament completed by the Netherlands that had any bearing on the rankings themselves. ** Multiple tournaments were held since the previous release of the rankings. 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