Kevin Heijstek | |
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Amsterdam Pirates | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands | April 19, 1988|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Kevin Heijstek (born April 19, 1988) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher, for Amsterdam Pirates in the Dutch Baseball League. He had previously played for DOOR Neptunus since 2005, before joining Amsterdam for 2013. [1]
He also played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2009 World Port Tournament, 2010 Intercontinental Cup, [2] 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 France International Baseball Tournament , [3] 2014 European Baseball Championship, [4] and 2015 WBSC Premier 12.
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