Sport in Ireland plays an important role in Irish society. The many sports played and followed in Ireland include Gaelic games, association football, horse racing, show jumping, greyhound racing, basketball, fishing, handball, motorsport, boxing, tennis, hockey, golf, rowing, cricket, and rugby union.
Mark Alan Mulder is an American former professional baseball player. A left-handed starting pitcher, Mulder pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. He is a two-time All-Star.
William Edward Wagner, nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched for the Houston Astros (1995–2003), Philadelphia Phillies (2004–2005), New York Mets (2006–2009), Boston Red Sox (2009), and Atlanta Braves (2010). Wagner is one of only six major league relief pitchers to accumulate at least 400 career saves. A left-handed batter and thrower, Wagner stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighs 180 pounds (82 kg).
Rhéal Paul Cormier was a Canadian-American professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox (twice), Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds for 16 seasons, between 1991 through 2007.
Tamás Kásás is a retired Hungarian water polo player.
Robert Milacki is a former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball between 1988 and 1996, mostly with the Baltimore Orioles.
Rob "Robbie" Cordemans is a Dutch baseball player. He bats and throws righthanded. Cordemans is best known for representing the Dutch national team at the Olympics and other international competitions.
Andrew Jason Lorraine is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1994 to 2002 for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Milwaukee Brewers. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He also played for the La New Bears in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League.
Tom Stuifbergen is a right-handed pitcher for L&D Amsterdam of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. His repertoire includes a fastball that ranges from high 80s to low 90s, a changeup and a curveball. He is 6' 4" and 240 lbs. and speaks two languages: English & Dutch.
Lim Chang-yong is a former South Korean professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and KBO League baseball. In the KBO, Lim ranks in the top ten in career victories and strikeouts, and in the top three in career saves.
Lino Červar is a Croatian retired handball coach. In 2003 he guided Croatia men's national handball team to gold in the 2003 World Championship as well as to gold at the 2004 Olympics.
Leon Boyd is a Canadian-born Dutch baseball player currently playing for Corendon Kinheim in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He is most often recognized for his accomplishments for the Dutch national team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Michiel van Kampen is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. He has been a star relief pitcher in the Hoofdklasse who once set the appearances record and was MVP of the 2007 Holland Series. His sister Judith van Kampen is a star softball pitcher for the Dutch women's softball national team and was the first Dutch woman to play NCAA Division I softball, for the University of Nevada; they both will play for the Netherlands in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Patrick Howard Ahearne is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
Alessandro Maestri is an Italian former professional baseball player. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Hanwha Eagles.
Jorge Cortez is a minor league baseball coach and former pitcher who was on Panama's roster in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2009 World Baseball Classic. His last name is also spelled Cortes.
Jeremy Bleich is an American-Israeli former professional baseball pitcher who currently works as an advance scout and analyst for the Pittsburgh Pirates and pitches for Team Israel. He previously played for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Giuseppe Mazzanti is an Italian baseball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Baseball Classic, and 2019 European Baseball Championship. Mazzanti also had a brief stint with the minor league AZL Mariners of the Seattle Mariners franchise. Mazzanti has had most of his success in the Italian Baseball League where he was named MVP both in 2007 and 2008.
Orlando Yntema Peña is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for the Curaçao Neptunus in the Dutch Baseball League. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.
Zachary Daniel Weiss is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds. He has four pitches; he mostly throws his 93-95 mph fastball and a slider, and also throws a curveball and a changeup.