Netherlands national baseball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Netherlands women's national baseball team.

Netherlands national baseball team
Information
Country	Netherlands
Federation	Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation
Confederation	WBSC Europe
Manager	Evert-Jan 't Hoen
WBSC ranking
Current	8 (5 August 2025) [1]
Highest	5 (December 2014)
Lowest	9 (3 times; latest in June 2021)
Uniforms
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	5 (first in 2006 )
Best result	4th (2013, 2017)
Olympic Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1996 )
Best result	5th (2 times, most recent in 2000 )
World Cup
Appearances	17 (first in 1970 )
Best result	1st (1 time, in 2011 )
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1983 )
Best result	2nd (2 times, most recent in 2010 )
European Championship
Appearances	34 (first in 1956 )
Best result	1st (24 times, most recent in 2021 )

The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are the best-ranked team in Europe, and ranked eighth in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The team is governed by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation, which is a member of WBSC Europe.

The Netherlands participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. The team has also participated in other major international baseball tournaments, including the World Baseball Classic (WBC), Baseball World Cup, and Premier12. The Netherlands' best finish was winning the 2011 World Cup, defeating 25-time champion Cuba in the finals. More recently the Dutch finished fourth in the 2013 and 2017 WBC, and were knocked out in pool play in the 2023 WBC.

The team is made up primarily of players from the Netherlands in Europe, and from Dutch territories and islands in the Caribbean that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Baseball is extremely popular in Aruba and Curaçao, which were part of the former Netherlands Antilles. Some foreign-born players of Dutch descent from the United States and Canada have also been members of the team. The Dutch team has finished in either first or second place in 31 of the 32 European Baseball Championships in which it has appeared. The exception was the 2023 European Baseball Championship, in which the Netherlands placed third.

Team Netherlands will compete against Team Israel, Team Dominican Republic, Team Venezuela, and Team Nicaragua in the 2026 World Baseball Classic from March 6-11, 2026, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.

History

Early history

The Dutch national baseball team in 1937

The Netherlands national team played its first international game on August 26, 1934 in Heemstede; the Dutch side lost to Belgium by a score of 21–12. In a rematch later that summer, the Netherlands notched its first-ever win, defeating Belgium 19–17 in Antwerp. Throughout the 1930s, the Netherlands would play regular games against Belgium and France, accumulating a record of 7–2 against the two opponents between 1937 and 1939, and emerging as the strongest European baseball power. ^[2]

Joining the European Baseball Federation in 1955, the Netherlands won the 1956 European Baseball Championship. From that point on, they won every continental championship they entered until 1973, a total of 10 consecutive titles. ^[3] Also in 1956, the Dutch made their first appearance in global competition, appearing at the 1956 Global World Series held at Milwaukee County Stadium in the United States. They lost both games they played, against Puerto Rico (14–2) and Colombia (7–1). ^[4] Nevertheless, the Dutch team continued to dominate at the European Championship, thanks to the pitching of Han Urbanus, the first Dutch player to be scouted by a Major League Baseball team. (He reportedly declined a contract with the New York Giants). ^[5]

The Dutch national team began the practice of selecting players from the Netherlands Antilles, the Dutch colonial possessions in the Caribbean, in the 1960s and 1970s, even though the Netherlands Antilles maintained its own national team at the time. This practice was maintained despite complaints from other federations in Europe; the Dutch federation defended its players of Caribbean ancestry as "possessing the nationality 100%". The European Baseball Federation ruled in favor of the Dutch, allowing Caribbean players to make up an integral part of its squad going forward. ^[6]

World Baseball Classic era

Netherlands at the 2013 World Baseball Classic

2006

Prior to the 2006 WBC, the Netherlands played four exhibition games. They lost two games, against the University of Tampa college team and an Atlanta Braves squad at Cracker Jack Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida.

The Netherlands competed in Pool C, along with reigning world champion Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico, in the first round at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

After losing to Cuba and Puerto Rico in their round-robin pool games, they finished third in their pool and were eliminated along with Panama.

2009

Prior to the 2009 WBC, the Netherlands played seven exhibition games, including games against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Minnesota Twins. The Netherlands team lost all three games against these MLB opponents.

The Netherlands competed in Pool D, along with 2006 WBC semi-finalist Dominican Republic, Panama, and Puerto Rico, in the first round, again at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico. The team won both games against the strong Dominican Republic team. As result, the team made it through the first double-elimination round along with Puerto Rico. In the second round the Dutch lost to Venezuela and the United States. Therefore, the team was eliminated and finished seventh in the final standings.

2013

The Netherlands competed in Pool B against Chinese Taipei, South Korea, and Australia at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan. The Dutch team won their first game against South Korea 5–0, but lost to Chinese Taipei 8–3. However, the Netherlands defeated Australia 4–1, thus securing a position for Round 1 in the Tokyo Dome to face off against Japan and Cuba.

The Dutch team defeated Cuba 6–2 before facing two-time defending champion Japan, suffering a 16–4 loss stopped after 7 innings due to the mercy rule. This forced a rematch with Cuba. The Dutch narrowly clinched their win against the Cuban team 7–6 to secure a position in the semi-finals, where they lost again to Japan, 10–6. They faced the Dominican Republic in the third-place match, losing 4–1. The Netherlands finished fourth in the tournament.

2017

The Netherlands, ranked ninth in the world, included major league stars, many of whom were raised in islands in the Caribbean that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The players included All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts (from Aruba), 20-home-run hitter shortstop Didi Gregorius (born in the Netherlands and raised in Curaçao), 20-home-run hitter second baseman Jonathan Schoop (born in Curaçao), Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons (born in Curaçao), and infielder/outfielder Jurickson Profar (born in Curaçao). ^{[7] [8] [9]} Sports Illustrated wrote that the Dutch team "boasts arguably the most talented infield in the entire tournament." ^[9]

The Netherlands lost to Israel, 4–2. In what NBC reported was thought to be the tallest batter-pitcher matchup in baseball history, the Dutch team's 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) pitcher Loek van Mil walked Israel's 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) first baseman Nate Freiman. ^[10] The Dutch then beat South Korea (5–0) and Taiwan (6–5). ^{[11] [12]} Along with Israel, which finished first in the pool, the Netherlands qualified for the next round, in Japan. ^[13]

In the second round, an extra innings loss against Japan was followed by two mercy rule wins over Israel and Cuba. Together with Japan, which had finished top of the pool, the Netherlands advanced to the championship round. All-Star closer Kenley Jansen joined the Dutch team for the championship round.

The Netherlands semifinal match against Puerto Rico ended in a loss with an 11th inning walk-off sacrifice fly by Eddie Rosario. The final score was 4–3. Outfielder Wladimir Balentien was chosen in the All-WBC team after leading the tournament in hits, home runs, and RBI. ^{[14] [15]}

2023

After two runs to the prior WBC semi-finals, the Netherlands failed to advance past the first round in 2023. All five teams in its pool finished with a 2–2 record, but Cuba and Italy advanced on tiebreakers while the Dutch, Chinese Taipei, and Panama were eliminated. ^[16]

2026

Team Netherlands will compete against Team Israel, Team Dominican Republic, Team Venezuela, and Team Nicaragua in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The competition will start March 6-11, 2026, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, in Pool D. ^[17]

Five-time All Star Andruw Jones will manage Team Netherlands at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. ^[18] Infielder and 4x All Star Xander Bogaerts and center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela have both committed to play for the team. ^[19]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ^[20]

Legend

  Win  Lose  Void or postponed  Fixture

2019

Euro Championship GS	September 8	Netherlands	6–8	Czech Republic	Bonn 1, Germany
	15:30 CET	LP: Tom de Blok (0–1) HR: Calten Daal (1)	Boxscore	WP: Marek Minarik (1–0) Sv: Martin Schneider (1) HR: Martin Cervenka (1)	Attendance: 1,200 Umpires: HP – Taurelli, 1B – Arevalo, 3B – Jankovic

Euro Championship GS	September 9	Netherlands	9–0	Sweden	Bonn 1, Germany
	15:00 CET	WP: Donny Breek (1–0) HR: Roger Bernadina (1), Curt Smith (1), Sharlon Schoop (1)	Boxscore	LP: Jakob Claessen (0–1)	Attendance: 300 Umpires: HP – Meyer, 1B – Kroupa, 3B – Tscharf

Euro Championship GS	September 10	Netherlands	8–1	Germany	Bonn 1, Germany
	19:00 CET	WP: Lars Huijer (1–0) HR: Ademar Rifaela (3)	Boxscore	LP: Daniel Thieben (0–1)	Attendance: 1,100 Umpires: HP – Fabrizi, 1B – Taurelli, 3B – Arevalo

Euro Championship GS	September 11	Israel	4–13	Netherlands	Bonn 1, Germany
	15:00 CET	LP: Shlomo Lipetz (0–1) HR: Daniel Valencia (1)	Boxscore	WP: Tom Stuifbergen (1–0) HR: Ademar Rifaela (2), Hendrik Clementina (1), Kalian Sams (1)	Attendance: 250 Umpires: HP – Waider, 1B – Ozimec, 3B – Tscharf

Euro Championship GS	September 11	Great Britain	2–10	Netherlands	Solingen, Germany
	17:00 CET	LP: Ethan Solomon (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Orlando Yntema (1–0) Sv: Shairon Martis (1)	Attendance: 150 Umpires: HP – Waider, 1B – Tscharf, 3B – Ozimec

Euro Championship QF	September 13	Netherlands	17–2 (F/5)	Belgium	Bonn 1, Germany
	15:00 CET	WP: Orlando Yntema (2–0) HR: Hendrik Clementina (2), Calten Daal (1), Roger Bernadina (1), Curt Smith (1), Ademar Rifaela (1), Dashenko Ricardo (1), Kalian Sams (1)	Boxscore	LP: Artuur Driessens (0–2)	Attendance: 350 Umpires: HP – Makouchetchev, 1B – Roloff, 3B – Kroupa

Euro Championship SF	September 14	Netherlands	1–0	Spain	Bonn 1, Germany
	15:00 CET	WP: Tom de Blok (1–1) Sv: J. C. Sulbaran (1)	Boxscore	LP: Lowuin Sacramento (1–1)	Attendance: 350 Umpires: HP – Fabrizi, 1B – Jankovic, 2B – Waider, 3B – Jones

Euro Championship F	September 15	Italy	1–5	Netherlands	Bonn 1, Germany
	19:00 CET	LP: Luis Lugo (1–1) HR: Alberto Mineo (1)	Boxscore	LP: Kevin Kelly (1–0) HR: Kalian Sams (3), John Polonius (1)	Attendance: 2,000 Umpires: HP – Waider, 1B – Kroupa, 2B – Makouchetchev

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 2	Netherlands	0–9	United States	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	12:00 CT	LP: Rob Cordemans (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Cody Ponce (1–0) HR: Drew Waters (1), Jordon Adell (1), Robert Dalbec (1), Brent Rooker (1)	Attendance: 3,015 Umpires: HP – Maikol Tibabijo, 1B – Ki Joong Lee, 2B – Aaron Roberts, 3B – Hsu-Kuang Chu

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 3	Dominican Republic	14–4 (F/7)	Netherlands	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	12:00 CT	WP: Henry Henry (1–0) HR: Carlos Peguero (1), Charlie Valerio (1), Jeison Guzman (1)	Boxscore	LP: Orlando Yntema (0–1) HR: Roger Bernadina (1), Chadwick Tromp (1)	Attendance: 5,132 Umpires: HP – Ruben Ramos, 1B – Jeff Macias, 2B – Hsu-Kuang Chu, 3B – Ki Joong Lee

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 5	Netherlands	2–10	Mexico	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	19:00 CT	LP: Tom Stuifbergen (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Manuel Barreda (1–0)	Attendance: 6,895 Umpires: HP – Aaron Roberts, 1B – Jeff Macias, 2B – Maikol Tibabijo, 3B – Tomo Yamaguchi

2021

Euro Championship GS	September 12	Slovakia	0–11 (F/7)	Netherlands	Paschetto Stadium, Italy
	15:30 CET	LP: Marko Vykoukal (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Mike Bolsenbroek (1–0)	Attendance: 60 Umpires: HP – Cuauhtemoc Suarez, 1B – Alessandro Spera, 3B – Jiri Kroupa

Euro Championship GS	September 13	Netherlands	11–1	Czech Republic	Paolo II Palace, Italy
	20:30 CET	WP: Kevin Kelly (1–0) HR: Ray-Patrick Didder (1)	Boxscore	LP: Marek Minařík (0–1) HR: Matěj Hejma (1)	Attendance: 85 Umpires: HP – Oswald Tscharf, 1B – Marco Taurelli, 3B – Cuauhtemoc Suarez

Euro Championship GS	September 14	Sweden	5–15 (F/8)	Netherlands	Aluffi Stadium, Italy
	15:00 CET	LP: Erik Marqvardsen (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Jayden Gonesh (1–0) HR: Ray-Patrick Didder (1), Dashenko Ricardo (1), John Polonius (1)	Attendance: 85 Umpires: HP – Oswald Tscharf, 1B – Tomislav Ozimec, 3B – Christopher Feuerecker

Euro Championship QF	September 16	Netherlands	7–5	Great Britain	Paschetto Stadium, Italy
	20:30 CET	WP: Lars Huijer (1–0) Sv: Wendell Floranus (1)	Boxscore	LP: Daniel Cooper (0–1)	Attendance: 132 Umpires: HP – Mojmír Jankovič, 1B – Marco Taurelli, 3B – Christopher Feuerecker

Euro Championship SF	September 17	Spain	8–9	Netherlands	Paolo II Palace, Italy
	15:00 CET	LP: Carlos Sierra (0–1) HR: Edison Valerio (1), Lesther Galvan (1)	Boxscore	WP: Kevin Kelly (2–0) Sv: Wendell Floranus (2) HR: Dashenko Ricardo (1)	Attendance: 220 Umpires: HP – Marco Taurelli, 1B – Mojmír Jankovič, 3B – Jens Waider

Euro Championship F	September 19	Israel	4–9	Netherlands	Paschetto Stadium, Italy
	20:30 CET	LP: Charles Rossman (0–1) HR: Assaf Lowengart (1)	Boxscore	WP: Mike Groen (1–0) Sv: Wendell Floranus (3) HR: Roger Bernadino (1), Dashenko Ricardo (1)	Attendance: 570 Umpires: HP – Alessandro Spera, 1B – Mojmír Jankovič, 2B – Jens Waider, 3B – Serge Makouchetchev

2022

Haarlem Week GS	July 8	Italy	1–2	Netherlands	Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
	19:30 CET	LP: Christian Paul Scafidi (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Lars Huijer (1–0) Sv: Kevin Kelly (1)	Umpires: HP – Marco Taurelli, 1B – Aad Otsen, 2B – Roy Van de Wateringen, 3B – Jeffrey Bentsnijder

Haarlem Week GS	July 9	Netherlands	5–1	Cuba	Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
	19:30 CET	WP: Mike Groen (1–0) HR: Roger Bernadina (1)	Boxscore	LP: Yoel Machado Mojena (0–1)	Umpires: HP – Edwin Louisa, 1B – Niek Elshof, 2B – Marek Vičar, 3B – John Beltman

Haarlem Week GS	July 10	Curaçao	8–6	Netherlands	Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
	15:30 CET	WP: Témesh Lourens (1–0) Sv: Risandro Pastor (1)	Boxscore	LP: Shairon Martis (0–1)	Umpires: HP – Niek Elshof, 1B – Marek Vičar, 2B – John Beltman, 3B – Edwin Louisa

Haarlem Week GS	July 12	Netherlands	0–10 (F/6)	United States	Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
	19:30 CET	LP: Ryan Huntington (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Carson Montgomery (1–0) Sv: Wyatt Crowell (1) HR: Jacob Gonzalez (1)	Umpires: HP – Marco Taurelli, 1B – Aad Otsen, 2B – Jeffrey Bentsnijder, 3B – Roy Van de Wateringen

Haarlem Week GS	July 13	Netherlands	0–5	Japan	Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
	19:30 CET	LP: Chris Stuart (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Shota Watanabe (1–0)	Umpires: HP – John Beltman, 1B – Marek Vičar, 2B – Edwin Louisa, 3B – Niek Elshof

Haarlem Week SF	July 14	Netherlands	2–1	Japan	Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
	19:30 CET	WP: Lars Huijer (2–0)	Boxscore	LP: Minato Aoyama (1–1)	Umpires: HP – Edwin Louisa, 1B – John Beltman, 2B – Jeffrey Bentsnijder, 3B – Marek Vičar

Haarlem Week F	July 15	Curaçao	1–6	Netherlands	Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
	19:00 CET	LP: Ruderly Manuel (0–2)	Boxscore	WP: Shairon Martis (1–1)	Umpires: HP – Edwin Louisa, 1B – Aad Otsen, 2B – Roy Van de Wateringen, 3B – John Beltman

2023

World Baseball Classic GS	March 8	Cuba	2–4	Netherlands	Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
	12:00 NST	LP: Onelki García (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Eric Méndez (1–0) Sv: Wendell Floranus (1)	Attendance: 6,501 Umpires: HP – Nic Lentz, 1B – Shoji Arisumi, 2B – Dan Iassogna, 3B – Serge Makouchetev

World Baseball Classic GS	March 9	Panama	1–3	Netherlands	Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
	12:00 NST	LP: Jaime Barría (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Shairon Martis (1–0) Sv: Wendell Floranus (2) HR: Xander Bogaerts (1), Jurickson Profar (1)	Attendance: 6,048 Umpires: HP – Larry Vanover, 1B – Roberto Ortiz, 2B – Trent Thomas, 3B – Shōji Arisumi.

World Baseball Classic GS	March 11	Netherlands	5–9	Chinese Taipei	Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
	19:00 NST	LP: Lars Huijer (0–1) HR: Ray-Patrick Didder (1)	Boxscore	WP: Tzu-Peng Huang (1–0) Sv: Chia-Hao Sung (2) HR: Yu Chang (2)	Attendance: 18,826 Umpires: HP – Mark Carlson, 1B – Ki Talk Park, 2B – Dan Iassogna, 3B – Serge Makouchetev

World Baseball Classic GS	March 12	Netherlands	1–7	Italy	Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
	19:00 NST	LP: Mike Bolsenbroek (0–1) HR: Chadwick Tromp (1)	Boxscore	WP: Matt Harvey (1–0)	Attendance: 4,985 Umpires: HP – Roberto Ortiz, 1B – Dan Iassogna, 2B – Serge Makouchetev, 3B – Trent Thomas

World Baseball Classic GS	March 11	Netherlands	5–9	Chinese Taipei	Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
	19:00 NST	LP: Lars Huijer (0–1) HR: Ray-Patrick Didder (1)	Boxscore	WP: Tzu-Peng Huang (1–0) Sv: Chia-Hao Sung (2) HR: Yu Chang (2)	Attendance: 18,826 Umpires: HP – Mark Carlson, 1B – Ki Talk Park, 2B – Dan Iassogna, 3B – Serge Makouchetev

Euro Championship GS	September 24	France	0–9	Netherlands	MBS Stadium, Brno
	17:30 CEST	LP: Antoine Nicolas (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Shairon Martis (1–0) HR: Sicnarf Loopstok (1)	Attendance: 210 Umpires: HP – David Kulhanek, 1B – Jean-Paul Jacobs, 3B – Andreas Danielzick

Euro Championship GS	September 25	Netherlands	16–3	Ukraine	MBS Stadium, Brno
	11:00 CEST	WP: Aaron de Groot (1–0) HR: Roger Bernadina (1), Ray-Patrick Didder (1), Juremi Profar (1), Ademar Rifaela (1)	Boxscore	LP: Mykyta Liabakh (0–1)	Attendance: 250 Umpires: HP – Andreas Danielzick, 1B – Gabor Erdos Jacobs, 3B – Alessandro SPERA

Euro Championship GS	September 26	Croatia	2–15 (F/7)	Netherlands	MBS Stadium, Brno
	17:30 CEST	LP: Justin Olic (0–1) HR: Antonio Horvatić (1)	Boxscore	WP: J. C. Sulbaran (1–0) HR: Ray-Patrick Didder (1)	Attendance: 197 Umpires: HP – Andreas Danielzick, 1B – Jean-Paul Jacobs, 3B – David Kulhanek

Euro Championship QF	September 28	Israel	2–12 (F/8)	Netherlands	MBS Stadium, Brno
	17:30 CEST	LP: Alex Katz (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Lars Huijer (1–0)	Attendance: 490 Umpires: HP – Christopher Feuerecker, 1B – Sergii Bolilyi, 3B – Gabor Erdos

Euro Championship SF	September 29	Spain	7–6	Netherlands	MBS Stadium, Brno
	17:30 CEST	WP: Rhiner Cruz (1–0)	Boxscore	LP: Wendell Floranus (0–1) HR: Juremi Profar (1), Sicnarf Loopstok (1)	Attendance: 400 Umpires: HP – Alessandro Spera, 1B – Christopher Feuereckers, 2B – Mojmír Jankovič, 3B – Jiri Kroupa

Euro Championship Bronze	October 1	Germany	2–15 (F/10)	Netherlands	MBS Stadium, Brno
	17:30 CEST	LP: Mark Harrison (0–1) HR: Shawn Larry (1)	Boxscore	WP: Kevin Kelly (1–0) HR: Dashenko Ricardo (2), Juremi Profar (1)	Attendance: 978 Umpires: HP – Miroslav Kaigl, 1B – Gabor Erdos, 2B – Alessandro Spera, 3B – Fabien Carrette-Legrand

2024

WBSC Premier12 GS	9 November	Panama	8–9	Netherlands	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	13:00	LP: Alberto Baldonado (0–1) HR: Ruben Tejada (1), José Ramos (1)	Boxscore	WP: J. C. Sulbaran (1–0) HR: Sharlon Schoop (1), Denzel Richardson (1)	Attendance: 347 Umpires: HP – Kelvin Bultron, 1B – Shane Vincent Cannon, 2B – Omar Peralta, 3B – Ramiro Alfaro

WBSC Premier12 GS	10 November	Netherlands	2–12	United States	Santa Teresita Stadium, Mexico
	16:00	LP: Kaj Timmermans (0–1) HR: Matt Shaw (1), Luke Ritter (1), Ryan Ward (1)	Boxscore	WP: Antonio Menendez (1-0) HR: Didi Gregorius (1)	Attendance: 5,133 Umpires: HP – Tim Martin Meyer, 1B – Hideto Fuke, 2B – Kengo Iwashita, 3B – Alan Izaguirre

WBSC Premier12 GS	12 November	Netherlands	20–8 (F/7)	Puerto Rico	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	20:00	WP: Tom de Blok (1–0) HR: Hendrik Clementina (2), Didi Gregorius (1), Sharlon Schoop (1)	Boxscore	LP: Agnel Miranda (1–0) HR: Ezequiel Pagan (1),John Montes (1)	Attendance: 622 Umpires: HP – Gye Sung Lee, 1B – Omar Peralta, 2B – Shane Vincent Cannon, 3B – Keith McConkey

WBSC Premier12 GS	13 November	Mexico	8–6	Netherlands	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	20:00	WP: Jesus Cruz (1–0) Sv: R. J. Alaniz (2) HR: Juan Perez (1)	Boxscore	LP: Eric Mendez (0–1) HR: Denzel Richardson (1), Ray-Patrick Didder (1), Dwayne Kemp (1)	Attendance: 2,257 Umpires: HP – Omar Peralta, 1B – Gye Sung Lee, 2B – Kelvin Bultron, 3B – Shane Vincent Cannon

WBSC Premier12 GS	14 November	Netherlands	0–11 (F/7)	Venezuela	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	13:00	LP: Shairon Martis (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Ricardo Pinto (1–0) HR: Hernán Pérez (1), Herlis Rodriguez (1), Ehire Adrianza (1)	Attendance: 239 Umpires: HP – Shane Vincent Cannon, 1B – Ramiro Alfaro, 2B – Omar Peralta, 3B – Kelvin Bultron

2025

Friendly	March 5	Netherlands	0–5	Japan	Kyocera Dome, Japan
	19:00 JT	LP: Kevin Kelly (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Hiroya Miyagi (1–0) HR: Shun Mizutani (1)	Attendance: 28,618

Friendly	March 6	Netherlands	0–9	Japan	Kyocera Dome, Japan
	18:30 JT	LP: Koen Postelmans (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Ryosuke Otsu (1–0) HR: Yusuke Oyama (1)	Attendance: 21,747

Current roster

2023 World Baseball Classic roster
Players				Coaching staff
Pitchers 20 Mike Bolsenbroek 30 Dennis Burgersdijk 36 Jiorgeny Casimiri 37 Tom de Blok 66 Aaron de Groot 32 Jaydenn Estanista 51 Dylan Farley 99 Wendell Floranus 17 Arij Fransen 16 Lars Huijer 41 Ryan Huntington 74 Kenley Jansen 49 Jair Jurrjens 58 Antwone Kelly 33 Kevin Kelly 39 Shairon Martis 29 Eric Mendez 62 Scott Prins 46 Pedro Strop 45 J. C. Sulbaran 55 Franklin van Gurp 00 Derek West		Catchers 26 Sicnarf Loopstok 21 Dashenko Ricardo 14 Chadwick Tromp Infielders  2 Xander Bogaerts 18 Didi Gregorius  3 Richie Palacios 13 Juremi Profar  7 Jonathan Schoop 15 Sharlon Schoop  9 Andrelton Simmons 40 Zander Wiel Outfielders  4 Wladimir Balentien 50 Roger Bernadina 11 Ray-Patrick Didder 77 Joshua Palacios 10 Jurickson Profar		Manager 31 Hensley Meulens Coaches 28 Bert Blyleven (pitching) -- Mike Harkey (bullpen) -- Evert Jan 't Hoen (quality control) 25 Andruw Jones (bench) -- Gene Kingsale (first base) -- Tjerk Smeets (hitting) 44 Ben Thijssen (third base) Roster

The club announced its roster for the 2024 WBSC Premier12 on 21 October 2024. ^[21]

Tournament record

World Baseball Classic

The Netherlands has competed in all five World Baseball Classic tournaments. All 16 teams that played in the 2006 edition were invited to compete in the second in 2009. The Netherlands was an automatic qualifier for the 2013 and 2017 tournaments.

The Netherlands progressed to the second round of competition in 2009, and achieved its highest finish, fourth, in both 2013 and 2017. Unusual for international competition in baseball, the squads selected in the WBC feature active Major League Baseball players in addition to Minor League, Nippon Professional Baseball, and local players. Generally, major league players are unavailable for international tournaments due to their contracts with their respective clubs.

The Netherlands teams in the WBC have featured many major leaguers, ^[22] including Wladimir Balentien, Roger Bernadina, Xander Bogaerts, Didi Gregorius, Greg Halman, Kenley Jansen, Andruw Jones, Shairon Martis, ^[23] Sidney Ponson, Jurickson Profar, Jonathan Schoop, Andrelton Simmons, and Randall Simon, most of whom are from Aruba or Curaçao.

World Baseball Classic record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA		W	L	RS	RA
2006	Round 1	11th	1	2	15	19		No qualifiers held
2009	Round 2	7th	2	4	10	23
2013	Semifinals	4th	4	4	36	47		Automatically qualified
2017	Semifinals	4th	4	3	48	24		Automatically qualified
2023	Round 1	13th	2	2	13	19		Automatically qualified
2026	To be determined
Total	Semifinals	6/6	13	15	122	132		—	—	—	—

World Baseball Classic record by opponent

Opponent	Tournaments met	W-L record	Largest victory		Largest defeat		Current streak
			Score	Tournament	Score	Tournament
Australia	1	1–0	4–1	2013	–		W1
Chinese Taipei	3	1–2	6–5	2017	3–8	2013	L1
Cuba	4	4–1	14–1 (F/7)	2017	2–11	2006	W4
Dominican Republic	2	2–1	3–2	2009	1–4	2013	L1
Israel	1	1–1	12–2 (F/8)	2017	2–4	2017	W1
Japan	2	0–3	–		4–16 (F/7)	2013	L3
Panama	2	2–0	10–0 (F/7)	2006	–		W2
Puerto Rico	3	0–4	–		3–8	2006	L4
South Korea	2	2–0	5–0	2013 2017	–		W2
United States	1	0–1	–		3–9	2009	L1
Venezuela	1	0–1	–		1–3	2009	L1
Italy	1	0–1	–		1–7	2023	L1
Overall	4	11–13	Against   CUB		Against   JPN		L1
			14–1 (F/7)	2017	4–16 (F/7)	2013

2006 WBC

March 8 20:30 AST First Round, Pool C, Game 3	Puerto Rico	8–3	Netherlands	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Puerto Rico Attendance: 15,570
		Boxscore

March 9 20:00 AST First Round, Pool C, Game 4	Cuba	11–2	Netherlands	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Puerto Rico Attendance: 7,657
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March 10 14:00 AST First Round, Pool C, Game 5	Netherlands	10–0 (F/7)	Panama	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Puerto Rico Attendance: 6,337
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2009 WBC

March 7 12:00 AST First Round, Pool D, Game 1	Netherlands	3–2	Dominican Republic	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Puerto Rico Attendance: 9,335
		Boxscore

March 9 18:30 AST First Round, Pool D, Game 4	Netherlands	1–3	Puerto Rico	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Puerto Rico Attendance: 19,479
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March 10 18:30 AST First Round, Pool D, Game 5	Dominican Republic	1–2 (F/11)	Netherlands	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Puerto Rico Attendance: 11,814
		Boxscore

March 11 17:30 AST First Round, Pool D, Game 6	Netherlands	0–5	Puerto Rico	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Puerto Rico Attendance: 19,501
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March 14 13:00 EDT Second Round, Pool 2, Game 1	Netherlands	1–3	Venezuela	Dolphin Stadium, United States Attendance: 17,345
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March 15 19:30 EDT Second Round, Pool 2, Game 3	Netherlands	3–9	United States	Dolphin Stadium, United States Attendance: 11,059
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2013 WBC

March 2 12:30 NST First Round, Pool B, Game 2	South Korea	0–5	Netherlands	Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 1,085
		Boxscore

March 3 14:30 NST First Round, Pool B, Game 3	Netherlands	3–8	Chinese Taipei	Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 22,689
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March 5 12:30 NST First Round, Pool B, Game 5	Australia	1–4	Netherlands	Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 1,113
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March 8 12:00 JST Second Round, Pool 1, Game 1	Netherlands	6–2	Cuba	Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 38,588
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March 10 19:00 JST Second Round, Pool 1, Game 4	Japan	16–4 (F/7)	Netherlands	Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 37,745
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March 11 19:00 JST Second Round, Pool 1, Game 5	Cuba	6–7	Netherlands	Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 7,613
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March 12 19:00 JST Second Round, Pool 1, Game 6	Netherlands	6–10	Japan	Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 30,301
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March 18 18:00 PDT Championship Round, SF	Netherlands	1–4	Dominican Republic	AT&T Park, United States Attendance: 27,527
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2017 WBC

March 7 18:30 KST First Round, Pool A, Game 3	South Korea	0–5	Netherlands	Gocheok Sky Dome, South Korea Attendance: 15,184
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March 8 18:30 KST First Round, Pool A, Game 4	Chinese Taipei	5–6	Netherlands	Gocheok Sky Dome, South Korea Attendance: 3,606
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March 9 12:00 KST First Round, Pool A, Game 5	Netherlands	2–4	Israel	Gocheok Sky Dome, South Korea Attendance: 2,739
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March 12 19:00 JST Second Round, Pool E, Game 2	Japan	8–6 (F/11)	Netherlands	Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 44,326
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March 13 19:00 JST Second Round, Pool E, Game 3	Netherlands	12–2 (F/8)	Israel	Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 5,017
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March 15 12:00 JST Second Round, Pool E, Game 5	Netherlands	14–1 (F/7)	Cuba	Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 40,680
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March 20 18:00 PDT Championship Round, SF	Netherlands	3–4 (F/11)	Puerto Rico	Dodger Stadium, United States Attendance: 24,865
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2023 WBC

March 8 12:00 TST GS, Pool A, Game 1	Cuba	2–4	Netherlands	Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 6,501
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March 9 12:00 TST GS, Pool A, Game 3	Panama	1–3	Netherlands	Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 6,048
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March 11 19:00 TST GS, Pool A, Game 8	Netherlands	5–9	Chinese Taipei	Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 18,826
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March 12 19:00 TST GS, Pool A, Game 10	Netherlands	1–7	Italy	Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 4,985
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Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA		Method
1988	Preliminary	5th (tied) [a]	1	2	11	14		1987 European Baseball Championship
1992	Did not qualify							1991 European Baseball Championship
1996	Preliminary	5th	2	5	32	76		1995 European Baseball Championship
2000	Preliminary	5th	3	4	18	30		1999 European Baseball Championship
2004	Preliminary	6th	2	5	29	55		2003 European Baseball Championship
2008	Preliminary	7th	1	6	9	50		2007 European Baseball Championship
2020	Did not qualify							Africa/Europe Qualifying Event
Total [b]	Preliminary	4/6	11	20	88	211

1. No medals awarded; baseball was a demonstration sport in 1988
2. Totals only include years 1992 to 2008, during which baseball was an official medal sport.

The Dutch's best finish in the Olympics is fifth place, which they did in both 1996 and 2000. The first time the Netherlands participated in a baseball tournament at the Summer Olympics was in 1988. Netherlands finished with a 1–2 record, with its only victory coming against Chinese Taipei. There was no official placing, as baseball was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Team Netherlands finished first in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and earned the right to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. The Dutch team competed at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, which was held in Italy in September 2019, and placed second behind Israel. Since the team was the runner-up, it received another opportunity, and competed at the Final qualifying tournament, along with the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. The team placed last and failed to qualify.

Olympics Record by Opponent

Opponent	Tournaments met	W-L record	Largest victory		Largest defeat		Current streak
			Score	Tournament	Score	Tournament
Australia	3	2–1	16–6 (F/8)	United States 1996	22–2 (F/7)	Greece 2004	L1
Canada	2	0–2	–		7–0	Greece 2004	L2
China	1	1–0	6–4	China 2008	–		W1
Chinese Taipei	3	1–2	6–1	Korea 1988	16–0	China 2008	L2
Cuba	4	1–3	4–2	Australia 2000	18–2 (F/7)	United States 1996	L2
Greece	1	1–0	11–0	Greece 2004	–		W1
Italy	3	3–0	10–4	Greece 2004	–		W3
Japan	5	0–5	–		12–2 (F/7)	United States 1996	L5
Nicaragua	1	0–1	–		5–0	United States 1996	L1
Puerto Rico	1	0–1	–		7–4	Korea 1988	L1
South Africa	1	0–1	–		3–2	Australia 2000	L1
South Korea	3	0–3	–		10–0	China 2008	L3
United States	3	0–3	–		17–1 (F/7)	United States 1996	L3
Overall	5	9–22	Against   AUS		Against   AUS		L3
			16–6 (F/8)	United States 1996	22–2 (F/7)	Greece 2004

WBSC Premier12

WBSC Premier12 record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	L	RS	RA	Ranking
2015	Quarterfinals	7th	6	3	3	41	27	5th
2019	Opening Round	10th	3	0	3	6	33	8th
2024	Opening Round	9th	5	2	3	37	47	7th
2027	To be determined
Total	Quarterfinals	3/3	14	5	9	84	107

Baseball World Cup

Their best finish in the Baseball World Cup was first place in 2011. Netherlands also hosted the tournament twice, in 1986 and 2005. In 2009, the Netherlands was one of the 8 European nations to host the 2009 Baseball World Cup. It marked the first time in history that the World Cup was hosted by a continent rather than a single country.

Netherlands Baseball World Cup
Amateur World Series
Colombia, 1970	12th
Cuba, 1973	7th
Colombia, 1976	11th
Italy, 1978	7th
Japan, 1980	12th
South Korea, 1982	6th
Cuba, 1984	13th
Netherlands, 1986	9th
World Cup
Italy, 1988	10th
Canada, 1990	9th
Nicaragua, 1994	10th
Italy, 1998	6th
Taiwan, 2001	7th
Cuba, 2003	9th
Netherlands, 2005	4th
Taiwan, 2007	4th
Europe, 2009	6th
Panama, 2011	1st

World Cup record by opponent (since 1998) ^[24]

Opponent	Tournaments met	W-L record	Largest victory		Largest defeat		Current streak
			Score	Tournament	Score	Tournament
Australia	5	2–4	6–0	Taiwan 2001	4–1	Italy 2009	W1
Brazil	2	1–1	7–0	Netherlands 2005	2–1	Cuba 2003	W1
Canada	6	3–3	7–3	Netherlands 2005	11–5	Italy 2009	L3
China	2	2–0	13–3 (F/8)	Netherlands 2005	–		W2
Chinese Taipei	5	3–2	11–2	Italy 2009	12–6	Italy 1998	W3
Cuba	6	3–4	4–1 (F/7)	Panama 2011	12–1 (F/7)	Italy 1998	W2
Dominican Republic	2	2–0	7–3	Taiwan 2001	–		W2
Germany	1	1–0	15–5 (F/8)	Taiwan 2007	–		W1
Great Britain	1	1–0	6–0	Netherlands 2009	–		W1
Greece	1	1–0	19–0 (F/5)	Panama 2011	–		W1
France	1	1–0	12–0 (F/7)	Cuba 2003	–		W1
Japan	5	1–4	5–2	Panama 2011	12–2 (F/7)	Cuba 2003	W1
Mexico	1	1–0	6–3	Cuba 2003	–		W1
Nicaragua	2	1–1	8–4	Netherlands 2009	13–2	Italy 1998	W1
Panama	4	2–4	9–5	Netherlands 2005	5–0	Taiwan 2001	W1
Philippines	1	1–0	6–0	Taiwan 2001	–		W1
Puerto Rico	3	3–0	10–0 (F/8)	Netherlands 2005	–		W3
Russia	2	2–0	18–0 (F/7)	Taiwan 2001	–		W2
South Africa	1	1–0	20–2 (F/7)	Netherlands 2005	–		W1
South Korea	5	4–2	6–2	Netherlands 2005	7–0	Netherlands 2005	W3
Spain	1	1–0	10–5	Netherlands 2009	–		W1
Sweden	1	1–0	18–0 (F/8)	Netherlands 2005	–		W1
Thailand	1	1–0	16–0 (F/7)	Taiwan 2007	–		W1
United States	4	2–2	7–5	Panama 2011	8–2	Italy 2009	W1
Venezuela	3	3–0	12–2 (F/7)	Panama 2011	–		W3
Overall	7	44 – 27	Against   GRE		Against   CUB		W6
			19 – 0 (F/5)	Panama 2011	12 – 1 (F/7)	Italy 1998

European Baseball Championship

Team Netherlands won the 2019 European Baseball Championship, winning a gold medal. Among the players competing for it were Roger Bernadina, Mike Bolsenbroek, Donny Breek, Rob Cordemans, Tom de Blok, Yurendell DeCaster, Lars Huijer, Kevin Kelly, Dwayne Kemp, Diego Markwell, Randolph Oduber, Dashenko Ricardo, Shairon Martis, Kalian Sams, Sharlon Schoop, Curt Smith, Tom Stuifbergen, J. C. Sulbaran, and Orlando Yntema. ^[25]

European Baseball Championship

1956: 1st 1957: 1st 1958: 1st 1960: 1st 1962: 1st 1964: 1st 1965: 1st 1969: 1st 1971: 1st 1973: 1st

1975: 2nd 1977: 2nd 1979: 2nd 1981: 1st 1983: 2nd 1985: 1st 1987: 1st 1989: 2nd 1991: 2nd 1993: 1st

1995: 1st 1997: 2nd 1999: 1st 2001: 1st 2003: 1st 2005: 1st 2007: 1st 2010: 2nd 2012: 2nd 2014: 1st

2016: 1st 2019: 1st 2021: 1st 2023: 3rd

Other tournament results

Intercontinental Cup

1983: 4th 1999: 8th 2002: 8th 2006: 2nd 2010: 2nd

Haarlemse Honkbalweek

1961: 4th 1963: 2nd 1966: 2nd 1968: 2nd 1969: 3rd 1971: 5th 1972 B: 2nd 1974: 4th 1976: 4th 1978: 4th

1980: 5th 1982: 3rd 1984: 2nd 1988: 3rd 1990: 3rd 1992: 3rd 1994: 3rd 1996: 2nd 1998: 4th 2000: 3rd

2002: 2nd 2004: 1st 2006: 1st 2008: 5th 2010: 1st 2012: 4th 2014: 3rd 2016: 1st 2018: 3rd 2022: 1st 2024: 3rd

World Port Tournament

1985: 4th 1987: 3rd 1989: 1st 1991: 5th 1993: 3rd

1995: 2nd 1997: 2nd 1999: 1st 2001: 2nd 2003: 2nd

2007: 4th 2009: 2nd 2011: 3rd 2013: 2nd 2015: 2nd 2017: 4th 2019: 1st

U-18 Baseball World Cup

1989: 11th 1990: 10th 1991: 8th 1992: 10th (tied w/ 3 teams) 1993: 6th (tied) 1994: 6th (tied) 1995: 7th 1996: 7th 1997: 10th 1999: 11th (tied) 2000: 9th

2002: 9th 2004: 9th 2006: 8th 2008: 9th 2010: 6th 2012: 11th 2017: 8th 2019: 7th 2021: 5th 2023: 6th

U-18 Baseball European Championship

2007: 3rd 2009: 2nd 2011: 1st 2013: 3rd 2015: 2nd 2016: 1st 2018: 1st 2021: 1st 2022: 2nd 2024: 3rd U-15 Baseball World Cup 2009: 8th 2011: 7th 2018: 8th 2024: 10th U-15 European Baseball Championship 2006: 1st 2007: 2nd 2008: 1st 2009: 4th 2010: 1st 2011: 4th 2012: 1st 2013: 1st 2014: 1st 2017: 2nd 2019: 3rd 2021: 3rd 2023: 1st Players The Dutch Caribbean has very strong baseball traditions. A team from Willemstad, Curaçao, "Liga Pabou" won the 2004 Little League World Series and was runner-up in 2005. Each territory has its own baseball federation, and in the past the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba have fielded its own team in international competitions. In recent years, however, players from the Dutch Caribbean have played on the national team of the Netherlands itself, alongside players from continental Europe and a handful of Americans of Dutch descent, resulting in a team with a stronger concentration of talent. For example, Richie Palacios and Joshua Palacios were born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and Leon Boyd was born and raised in Canada, but all of them have played for the Netherlands national baseball team due to their having Dutch heritage. [26] Since the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands participates as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the formal name of the sovereign state that includes both the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands proper. The following was the Netherlands 2013 World Baseball Classic squad. 2013 World Baseball Classic Manager Hensley Meulens Coaches Bert Blyleven, Brian Farley, Steve Janssen, Wim Martinus, Tjerk Smeets, Ben Thijssen Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club P 29 Johnny Balentina (1971-08-08) 8 August 1971 (age 54) Free agent P 47 David Bergman (1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 (age 44) Kinheim P 55 Leon Boyd (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 (age 42) Kinheim P 19 Rob Cordemans (1974-10-31) 31 October 1974 (age 50) Free agent P 3 Berry van Driel (1984-12-26) 26 December 1984 (age 40) DOOR Neptunus P 13 Kevin Heijstek (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 37) Amsterdam Pirates P 7 Jonatan Isenia (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 32) Gulf Coast League Orioles P 36 Diegomar Markwell (1980-08-08) 8 August 1980 (age 45) Free agent P 39 Shairon Martis (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 38) Lincoln Saltdogs P 51 Loek van Mil (1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 (age 40) Louisville Bats P 96 Mark Pawelek (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 39) Free agent P 26 Tom Stuifbergen (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 36) Free agent P 40 Orlando Yntema (1986-02-21) 21 February 1986 (age 39) UVV Utrecht C 5 Bas Nooij (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 37) Amsterdam Pirates C 21 Dashenko Ricardo (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 35) Free agent IF 1 Xander Bogaerts (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32) Boston Red Sox IF 22 Yurendell DeCaster (1979-09-26) 26 September 1979 (age 45) Piratas de Campeche IF 23 Quintin de Cuba (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 37) Kinheim IF 46 Jonathan Schoop (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 33) Baltimore Orioles IF 9 Andrelton Simmons (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 35) Anaheim Angels IF 18 Curt Smith (1986-09-09) 9 September 1986 (age 38) Lincoln Saltdogs IF 16 Hainley Statia (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 (age 39) Free agent OF 4 Wladimir Balentien (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 (age 41) Tokyo Yakult Swallows OF 2 Roger Bernadina (1984-06-12) 12 June 1984 (age 41) Free agent OF 8 Michael Duursma (1978-02-26) 26 February 1978 (age 47) Amsterdam Pirates OF 25 Andruw Jones (1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 (age 48) Free agent OF 14 Randolph Oduber (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 36) Harrisburg Senators OF 12 Kalian Sams (1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 (age 39) Québec Capitales The following players made up the Dutch team for the 2011 Baseball World Cup, held in October 2011. [27] Team members are mostly from the Netherlands or overseas territories with a few non-Dutch players: Boyd is from Canada and has Dutch ancestry Yntema is from the Dominican Republic and has Dutch citizenship Coaches Farley (USA) and Janssen (Belgium) have some involvement with baseball teams in the Netherlands. 2011 Baseball World Cup Netherlands roster – 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup Official roster Coaching staff Pitchers    Arshwin Asjes 25 David Bergman 44 Leon Boyd 19 Rob Cordemans  3 Berry van Driel 36 Diegomar Markwell 39 Shairon Martis 26 Tom Stuifbergen 33 Juan Carlos Sulbaran    Orlando Yntema Catchers 24 Sidney de Jong 15 Bas Nooij 20 Shawn Zarraga Infielders 12 Xander Bogaerts  9 Mariekson Gregorius  7 Dwayne Kemp 41 Vince Rooi 16 Jonathan Schoop 15 Sharlon Schoop 30 Curt Smith Outfielders 23 Shaldimar Daantji 37 Bryan Engelhardt 27 Danny Rombley 35 Kalian Sams Manager    Brian Farley Coaches  9 Steve Janssen (Pitching coach) 34 Wim Martinus (Hitting/Fielding coach) 38 Tjerk Smeets (Bullpen coach) 32 Ben Thijssen (Bench coach) Updated September 19, 2011 World ranking See also: WBSC World Rankings In January 2009 the International Baseball Federation created a ranking system so that the nations involved in international competition could be compared independently. Teams receive points based on the position they finish at the end of tournaments. The system takes into account results not only of the senior men's teams but also of junior teams. Weightings that emphasise the importance of certain tournaments are based on the number of teams competing, the number of continents represented (or eligible to be represented), and in the case of continental tournaments such as the European Baseball Championship the relative strength of teams eligible. Only results within the previous four years are used, so points are added and removed over time. Since the system began, the rankings have been adjusted after the completion of tournaments qualifying for the ranking process. Date Released Tournament Tournament Result Ranking Points Position Above Position Below Rank Team Points Difference Rank Team Points Difference 13 January 2009 [28] 2008 Summer Olympics * 7th 6th 336.57 5th   Chinese Taipei +121.93 7th   Canada -74.38 24 March 2009 [29] 2009 World Baseball Classic 7th 6th 382.57 5th   Chinese Taipei +89.25 7th   Mexico -102.32 12 August 2009** [30] 2009 World Port Tournament 2nd 6th 412.57 5th   Chinese Taipei +179.25 7th   Mexico -109.82 19 October 2009** [31] 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship 8th 6th 405.33 5th   Chinese Taipei +156.30 7th   Canada -45.14 2009 Baseball World Cup 6th 6 December 2010** [32] 2010 Haarlem Baseball Week 1st 6th 374.51 5th   Chinese Taipei +149.85 7th   Venezuela -22.20 2010 European Baseball Championship 2nd 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship 6th 2010 Intercontinental Cup 2nd 31 October 2011** 2011 World Port Tournament 3rd 5th 483.51 4th   Japan +172.91 6th   Canada -24.68 2011 Baseball World Cup 1st 18 September 2012** 2012 Haarlem Baseball Week 4th 6th 476.76 5th   Canada +8.24 7th   Venezuela -17.13 2012 18U Baseball World Championship 11th 2012 European Baseball Championship 2nd 20 March 2013** 2013 World Port Tournament 2nd 5th 497.76 4th   Chinese Taipei +44.03 6th   Canada -5.74 2013 World Baseball Classic 4th * When the rankings were first released, the 2008 Summer Olympics was the most recent tournament completed by the Netherlands that had any bearing on the rankings themselves. ** Multiple tournaments were held since the previous release of the rankings. 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