2024 Haarlem Baseball Week

2024 Haarlem Baseball Week

Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
City	Haarlem
Dates	12–19 July 2024
Teams	6
Defending champions	Netherlands
Final positions
Champions	Japan (5th title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Games played	20
Awards
MVP	Taiga Kojima  [ ja ]
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The 2024 Haarlem Baseball Week was a international baseball competition held at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands from 12 to 19 July 2024. It was the 31st edition of the tournament. Japan won its fifth tournament, defeating the United States in the championship game. ^{[1] [2]}

Teams

A usual number of six teams were invited to the tournament. ^{[3] [4]}

Chinese Taipei 1	11th appearance
Italy	7th appearance
Japan	17th appearance
Netherlands	Host nation
Spain	1st appearance
United States	10th appearance

^1 Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing Taiwan.

Japan sent members of its university team to the tournament. ^[5] The U.S. team was made up of players from the NJCAA, the second tier of college baseball in the country. ^{[6] [7]} Chinese Taipei also fielded a team of young players, none over the age of 22. ^[8] The Dutch team included players from the Honkbal Hoofdklasse and other European professional baseball leagues, including Roger Bernadina and Shairon Martis. ^[9] Italy's team included players from the Italian Baseball League and prospects hoping to qualify for the 2028 Olympics. ^[10] Spain made its first appearance in the tournament ^[11] and, like the other European teams, its roster featured professional players, including Engel Beltré and Rhiner Cruz. ^[12]

Opening round

Standings

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB
Japan	5	0	1.000	—
Netherlands	4	1	.800	1
United States	3	2	.600	2
Chinese Taipei	2	3	.400	3
Italy	1	4	.200	4
Spain	0	5	.000	5

Final round

18 July 2024 - 5th/6th place	Italy	4 – 13	Spain	Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 1,800
		Boxscore

18 July 2024 - Semi Final A	Netherlands	1 – 2 (F/10)	United States	Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 4,100
		Boxscore

18 July 2024 - Semi Final B	Japan	8 – 0	Chinese Taipei	Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 3,100
		Boxscore

19 July 2024 - Bronze Medal Game	Netherlands	4 – 0	Chinese Taipei	Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 3,900
		Boxscore

19 July 2024 - Championship Game	Japan	10 – 4	United States	Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
		Boxscore

Final standings

Rk Team 1   Japan 2   United States 3   Netherlands 4   Chinese Taipei 5   Spain 6   Italy

2024 Haarlem Baseball Week champions  Japan 5th title

Awards

• Most valuable player: Taiga Kojima  [ ja ]
• Best hitter: Robby Bolin
• Best pitcher: Yu-Ting Lu
• Most popular player: Sem Kuijper

Source ^[13]

References

1. "Schedule & Results". KNBSB. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
2. "Japan te sterk voor Verenigde Staten in finale Honkbalweek Haarlem". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
3. "Teams". KNBSB. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
4. "Deelnemers". Honkbalweek Haarlem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
5. "Collegiate Roster". www.japan-baseball.jp. NPB. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
6. "NJCAA announces roster for 2024 Baseball Week Haarlem" (Press release). NJCAA. 2024-06-11. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
7. "NJCAA Baseball in 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem". NJCAA. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
8. "Chinese Taipei". Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond - KNBSB. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
9. Stoovelaar, Marco (July 3, 2024). "Roster Netherlands Team announced for Baseball Week Haarlem". Grand Slam * Stats & News. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
10. "Team Italy roster unveiled for Haarlem Baseball Week". Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
11. "España debutará en la Haarlem Baseball Week en 2024". Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol (in Spanish). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
12. "Spain". Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond - KNBSB. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
13. "Individual awards" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

External links

• Official Website