Brock Dykxhoorn

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Brock Dykxhoorn
Uni-President Lions – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1994-07-02) July 2, 1994 (age 30)
Goderich, Ontario
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
KBO: March 26, 2019, for the SK Wyverns
CPBL: August 1, 2020, for the Uni-President Lions
Men's baseball
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18U Baseball World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Seoul Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team

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.

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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. Dykxhoorn won the 2020 Taiwan Series with the Lions and re-signed with the team for the 2021 season. [8] In 27 games, he posted an impressive 1.83 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, and accumulated 4.56 WAR over 181.2 innings. On January 5, 2022, Dykxhoorn re-signed with the Lions for the 2022 season. [9] [10] On August 8, it was announced that Dykxhoorn would undergo back surgery to repair a herniated disc and miss 3 months, and likely the remainder of the season. [11] In 12 starts for the team, Dykxhoorn logged a 3-3 record and 2.96 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 73.0 innings pitched.

On December 17, 2022, Dykxhoorn re-signed with the Lions for the 2023 season. [12]

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  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.
  8. ↑ "Uni-Lions Re-Sign Teddy Stankiewicz, Tim Melville, Brock Dykxhoorn for 2021 Season". CPBLStats.com. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Uni-Lions Re-Sign Brock Dykxhoorn for 2022 CPBL Season". CPBLStats.com. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ Hsieh, Ching-wen; Yen, William (January 6, 2022). "Uni-Lions re-sign Brock Dykxhoorn for Taiwan's CPBL 2022 season". Central News Agency. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Uni-Lions Brock Dykxhoorn to Undergo Back Surgery". cpblstats.com. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ http://cpblstats.com/uni-lions-sign-brock-dykxhoorn-2023-season/ [ bare URL ]
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