Ferenc Jongejan | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Hoorn, Netherlands | 20 October 1978|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Ferenc Peter Jongejan (born 20 October 1978) is a Dutch former professional baseball player.
Jongejan played Minor League Baseball in the Chicago Cubs' farm system between 2001 and 2004 with the Lansing Lugnuts,West Tenn Diamond Jaxx,Iowa Cubs and Daytona Cubs. [1]
In October 2012,he was named the manager of UVV Utrecht in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. [2] He remained in that position until August 2016. [3] During the 2014 season,he suited up and appeared in a single game for his team. [1]
Jongejan represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.
As of August 2020 [update] ,he was the manager of the Netherlands women's national softball team. [4]
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