Lars Huijer

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Lars Huijer
HCAW Bussum
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-22) September 22, 1993 (age 31)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Men's Baseball
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Hoofddorp National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Bonn Solingen National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Turin National team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Czech Republic National team

Lars Huijer (born September 22, 1993) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for HCAW of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

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Huijer debuted as a professional with the Hoofdoorp Pioniers in 2010, also pitching for the club in 2011. [1]

Huijer signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2011. [2] He advanced in the Mariners' farm system to the High-A High Desert Mavericks before he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Kickham in January 2015. [3] He retired from American baseball in March 2015. [4] He then returned to pitch for the Pioniers, staying with that club until 2020. [1] In September 2020, he joined German baseball club Heidenheim Heideköpfe. [5] He returned to the Hoofdklasse in 2021, joining HCAW in Bussum. [1]

Huijer was named the best pitcher in the Hoofdklasse in 2019, [6] 2021, 2022, and 2023. [7]

International career

Huijer has played for the Netherlands national baseball team in several international tournaments. He played in the 2016 European Baseball Championship, held at his then-home field in Hoofdoorp, [8] the 2019 European Baseball Championship, [9] the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament and Final Qualifying Tournament, [10] [11] the 2021 European Baseball Championship, [12] and the 2023 European Baseball Championship. [13]

He has also played for the Netherlands at the 2017 World Baseball Classic [14] and the 2023 World Baseball Classic. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lars Huijer Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Lars Huijer - Baseball Stats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  3. ↑ "Seattle acquires LHP Kickham from Cubs for minor leaguer". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 14, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lars Huijer ends professional career and returns home - Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands". Grand Slam Stats & News. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  5. ↑ "Honkballer Lars Huijer: "Ik wil gewoon met een club kampioen worden"" [Baseball player Lars Huijer: "I just want to win the championship with a club"]. www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  6. ↑ Visser, Seb (2019-10-23). "KNBSB Awards: Lampe MVP, Huijer Beste werper – HonkbalSoftbal.nl". honkbalsoftbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  7. ↑ Visser, Seb (2023-10-08). "KNBSB Awards voor Selassa, Huijer, Ruben en Richardson – HonkbalSoftbal.nl". honkbalsoftbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  8. ↑ "European Championship Seniors 2016 - NETHERLANDS". 2016-10-24. Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  9. ↑ "Netherlands Team Roster". BaseballStats.eu. 2021-12-04. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  10. ↑ "Baseball Europe Africa Qualifier 2019". WBSC.org. 2021-06-03. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  11. ↑ "Baseball Final Qualifier 2021". WBSC. 2021-10-10. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  12. ↑ "Netherlands". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  13. ↑ "Netherlands". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  14. ↑ Belson, Ken (7 March 2017). "With Talent from Two Small Islands, the Netherlands is a W.B.C. Favorite". The New York Times.
  15. ↑ Murphy, Brian (10 February 2023). "Bogaerts leads impressive Netherlands infield group". MLB.com .


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