Netherlands national baseball team
Information
CountryKingdom of the Netherlands
FederationRoyal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation
ConfederationWBSC Europe
ManagerHensley Meulens
WBSC ranking
Current 7 Steady (18 December 2023)[1]
Highest5 (December 2014)
Lowest9 (3 times; latest in June 2021)
Uniforms
Netherlands' national baseball uniform
World Baseball Classic
Appearances5 (first in 2006)
Best result3rd (1 time, in 2013)
Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 1996)
Best result5th (2 times, most recent in 2000)
World Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1970)
Best result 1st (1 time, in 2011)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1983)
Best result 2nd (2 times, most recent in 2010)
European Championship
Appearances34 (first in 1956)
Best result 1st (24 times, most recent in 2021)
Netherlands at the 2013 World Baseball Classic

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 currently ranked as the best team in the WBSC Europe, and the team is also ranked seventh in the WBSC World Rankings.[1]

The Netherlands participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. The team has also participated in both of the other major international baseball tournaments recognised by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF): the World Baseball Classic (WBC) and the Baseball World Cup. In 2011, the team won the World Cup after beating 25-time champion Cuba in the finals. The team is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation, which is represented in the WBSC Europe.

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, such as Aruba and Curaçao (which is part of the former Netherlands Antilles, which have since been dissolved), where baseball is extremely popular. Some foreigners of Dutch descent have also been members of the team. While baseball only maintains a niche following throughout Europe, the Netherlands, along with Italy, are the two European countries where the sport's popularity is strongest; the team has finished in either first or second place in 31 out of the 32 European Baseball Championships in which it has appeared, the exception being the 2023 European Baseball Championship, where it finished in third place.

The team played in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and finished in 4th place. It won the 2019 European Baseball Championship, winning a gold medal. It then competed at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, taking second place behind Team Israel. The team tried but failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics at the three-team Final Qualifying Tournament in late June 2021.

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.[2]

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2019

Euro Championship GS September 8 Netherlands  6–8  Czech Republic Bonn 1, Germany
15:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,200
Euro Championship GS September 9 Netherlands  9–0  Sweden Bonn 1, Germany
15:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 300
Euro Championship GS September 10 Netherlands  8–1  Germany Bonn 1, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,100
Euro Championship GS September 11 Israel  4–13  Netherlands Bonn 1, Germany
15:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 250
Euro Championship GS September 11 Great Britain  2–10  Netherlands Bonn 2, Germany
17:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 150
Euro Championship QF September 13 Netherlands  17–2 (F/5)  Belgium Bonn 1, Germany
15:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 350
Euro Championship SF September 14 Netherlands  1–0  Spain Bonn 1, Germany
15:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 350
Euro Championship F September 15 Italy  1–5  Netherlands Bonn 1, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 2,000
WBSC Premier12 GS November 2 Netherlands  0–9  United States Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
12:00 CT Boxscore Attendance: 3,015
WBSC Premier12 GS November 3 Dominican Republic  14–4 (F/7)  Netherlands Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
12:00 CT Boxscore Attendance: 5,132
WBSC Premier12 GS November 5 Netherlands  2–10  Mexico Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
19:00 CT Boxscore Attendance: 6,895

2021

Euro Championship GS September 12 Slovakia  0–11 (F/7)  Netherlands Paschetto Stadium, Italy
15:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 60
Euro Championship GS September 13 Netherlands  11–1  Czech Republic Paolo II Palace, Italy
20:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 85
Euro Championship GS September 14 Sweden  5–15 (F/7)  Netherlands Aluffi Stadium, Italy
15:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 85
Euro Championship QF September 16 Netherlands  7–5  Great Britain Paschetto Stadium, Italy
20:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 132
Euro Championship SF September 17 Spain  8–9  Netherlands Paolo II Palace, Italy
15:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 220
Euro Championship F September 19 Israel  4–9  Netherlands Paschetto Stadium, Italy
20:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 570

2022

Haarlem Week GS July 8 Italy  1–2  Netherlands Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
19:30 CET Boxscore
Haarlem Week GS July 9 Netherlands  5–1  Cuba Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
19:30 CET Boxscore
Haarlem Week GS July 10 Curaçao  8–6  Netherlands Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
15:30 CET Boxscore
Haarlem Week GS July 12 Netherlands  0–10 (F/6)  United States Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
19:30 CET Boxscore
Haarlem Week GS July 13 Netherlands  0–5  Japan Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
19:30 CET Boxscore
Haarlem Week SF July 14 Netherlands  2–1  Japan Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
19:30 CET Boxscore
Haarlem Week F July 15 Curaçao  1–6  Netherlands Mulier Stadium, Netherlands
19:00 CET Boxscore

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
Euro Championship GS September 24 Netherlands  9–0  France MBS Stadium, Brno
17:30 CEST WP: Shalron Martis (1–0)
HR: Sicnarf Loopstok (1)		 Boxscore LP: Nicolas Antoine (0–1)
 Umpires: HP – David Kulhanek,

1B – Jean-Paul Jacobs, 3B – Andreas Danielzick

Euro Championship GS September 25 Ukraine  3–16  Netherlands MBS Stadium, Brno
11:00 CEST LP: Mykyta Liabakh (0–1)
 Boxscore WP: Aaron de Groot (1–0)
HR: Rogear Bernadina (1)

Ray-Patrick Didder (1) Juremi Profar (1) Ademar Rifaela (1)

 Umpires: HP – Andreas Danielzick,

1B – Gabor Erdos, 3B – Alessandro Spera

Euro Championship GS September 26 Netherlands  15–2 (F/7)  Croatia MBS Stadium, Brno
17:30 CEST WP: JC Sulbaran (1–0)
HR: Ray-Patrick Didder (1)		 Boxscore LP: Justin Olic (0–1)
HR: Antonio Horvatić (1)		 Umpires: HP – Andreas Danielzick,

1B – Jean-Paul Jacobs, 3B – David Kulhanek

Euro Championship QF September 28 Netherlands  12–2 (F/8)  Israel Olympia Blansko, Blansko
18:30 CEST WP: Lars Huijer (1–0)
 Boxscore LP: Alex Katz (0–1)
 Umpires: HP – Christopher Feuerecker,

1B – Sergii Bolilyi, 3B – Gabor Erdos

Euro Championship SF September 29 Netherlands  6–7  Spain Olympia Blansko, Blansko
18:30 CEST LP: Wendell Floranus (0–1)
HR: Sicnarf Loopstok (1),

Juremi Profar (1)

 Boxscore WP: Rhiner Cruz (1–0)
 Umpires: HP – Alessandro Spera,

1B – Christopher Feuerecker, 2B – Mojmír Jankovič, 3B – Jiri Kroupa

Euro Championship Bronze October 1 Netherlands  5–4 (F/10)  Germany MBS Stadium, Brno
12:00 CEST WP: Kevin Kelly (1–0)
HR: Dashenko Ricardo (2),

Juremi Profar (1)

 Boxscore LP: Mark Harrison (0–1)
HR: Shawn Larry (1)		 Umpires: HP – Miroslav Kaigl,

1B – Gabor Erdos, 2B – Alessandro Spera, 3B – Fabien Carrette-Legrand

Current roster

2023 World Baseball Classic roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches


Tournament record

World Baseball Classic

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

The Netherlands has progressed to the second round of competition in 2009, and achieved its highest finish, 4th, in both the 2013 and 2017 tournaments. Unusual for international competition in baseball, the squads selected in the World Baseball Classic tournaments featured players active in Major League Baseball in addition to Minor League, Nippon Professional Baseball, and local players. Generally players in the Major Leagues are unavailable due to their contracts with the respective clubs.

The Netherlands team in the World Baseball Classic has featured several Major Leaguers: Andruw Jones, Sidney Ponson, Randall Simon, Roger Bernadina, Shairon Martis,[3] Jonathan Schoop, Xander Bogaerts, Andrelton Simmons, Didi Gregorius, Jurickson Profar, and Kenley Jansen, most born in the Caribbean in either Aruba or Curaçao.

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
Puerto Rico 2006 Round 1 11th 1 2 15 19 No qualifiers held
Puerto Rico United States 2009 Round 2 7th 2 4 10 23 No qualifiers held
Japan Taiwan United States 2013 Semifinals 4th 4 4 36 47 Automatically qualified
Japan South Korea United States 2017 Semifinals 4th 4 3 48 24 Automatically qualified
Taiwan 2023 Round 1 13th 2 2 13 19 Automatically qualified
Total Semifinal 5/5 13 15 122 132 - - - -
Classic Record by Opponent
Opponent Tournaments
met		 W-L
record		 Largest victory Largest defeat Current
streak
ScoreTournament ScoreTournament
 Australia 1 1–0 4–12013 – W1
 Chinese Taipei 2 1–1 6–52017 3–82013 W1
 Cuba 3 3–1 14–1 (F/7)2017 2–112006 W3
 Dominican Republic 2 2–1 3–22009 1–42013 L1
 Israel 1 1–1 12–2 (F/8)2017 2–42017 W1
 Japan 2 0–3 – 4–16 (F/7)2013 L3
 Panama 1 1–0 10–0 (F/7)2006 – W1
 Puerto Rico 3 0–4 – 3–82006 L4
 South Korea 2 2–0 5–02013
2017		 – W2
 United States 1 0–1 – 3–92009 L1
 Venezuela 1 0–1 – 1–32009 L1
Overall 4 11–13 Against  CUB Against  JPN L1
14–1 (F/7)2017 4–16 (F/7)2013

2006

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

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

Having failed to win against Cuba and Puerto Rico in their round-robin pool games, they finished third in their pool, and were eliminated along with Panama.

2006 WBC Results
8 March
1st Round, Pool C - Game 3		 Puerto Rico  8–3  Netherlands Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 15,570
Boxscore
9 March
1st Round, Pool C - Game 4		 Cuba  11–2  Netherlands Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 7,657
Boxscore
10 March
1st Round, Pool C - Game 5		 Netherlands  10–0 (F/7)  Panama Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 6,337
Boxscore

2009

Prior to the 2009 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands played seven exhibition games, including three 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 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, 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 both their games against Venezuela and the United States. Therefore, the team was eliminated and finished 7th in the final standings.

2009 WBC Results
7 March
1st Round, Pool D - Game 1		 Netherlands  3–2  Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 9,335
Boxscore
9 March
1st Round, Pool D - Game 4		 Netherlands  1–3  Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 19,479
Boxscore
10 March
1st Round, Pool D - Game 5		 Dominican Republic  1–2 (F/11)  Netherlands Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 11,814
Boxscore
11 March
1st Round, Pool D - Game 4		 Netherlands  0–5  Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 19,501
Boxscore
14 March
2nd Round, Pool 2 - Game 1		 Netherlands  1–3  Venezuela United States Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 17,345
Boxscore
15 March
2nd Round, Pool 2 - Game 3		 Netherlands  3–9  United States United States Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 11,059
Boxscore

2013

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

The Dutch team defeated the Cuban team 6–2 before facing two-time defending champion Japan and earned a humiliating loss 16–4 at the end of 7th inning due to mercy rule and faced off against Cuba once again. They narrowly clinched their win against the Cuban team 7–6 to secure their position in the semi-finals where they lost against the Japanese team again 10–6. They faced off against the Dominican Republic where they lost 4–1. The Netherlands finished 4th overall.

2013 WBC Results
2 March
1st Round, Pool B - Game 2		 South Korea  0–5  Netherlands Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 1,085
Boxscore
3 March
1st Round, Pool B - Game 3		 Netherlands  3–8  Chinese Taipei Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 22,689
Boxscore
5 March
1st Round, Pool B - Game 5		 Australia  1–4  Netherlands Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 1,113
Boxscore
8 March
2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 1		 Netherlands  6–2  Cuba Japan Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 38,588
Boxscore
10 March
2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 4		 Japan  16–4 (F/7)  Netherlands Japan Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 37,745
Boxscore
11 March
2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 5		 Cuba  6–7  Netherlands Japan Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 7,613
Boxscore
12 March
2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 6		 Netherlands  6–10  Japan Japan Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 30,301
Boxscore
17 or 18 March
Final Round, Semifinal		 Netherlands  1–4  Dominican Republic United States AT&T Park
Attendance: 27,527
Boxscore

2017

Team Netherlands, ranked 9th 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 (Boston Red Sox; from Aruba), 20-home-run-hitter shortstop Didi Gregorius (New York Yankees; raised in Curaçao, which is part of the former Netherlands Antilles which have since been dissolved), 20-home-run-hitter second baseman Jonathan Schoop (Baltimore Orioles; born in Curaçao), Gold-Glover shortstop Andrelton Simmons (Los Angeles Angels; born in Curaçao), and infielder/outfielder Jurickson Profar (Texas Rangers; born in Curaçao).[4][5][6] Sports Illustrated opined that the Dutch team "boasts arguably the most talented infield in the entire tournament."[6]

The Netherlands was defeated by Team Israel (4–2). It then beat South Korea (5–0) and Taiwan (6–5), in the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[7][8] Along with Israel, which came in ahead of it in the pool, it qualified for the next round, in Japan.[9]

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]

In the second round an extra innings loss against Japan was followed by two mercy rule wins against Israel and Cuba. Together with Japan which had finished top of the pool the Netherlands advanced to the championship round. 2016 All Star and NL Reliever of the Year Kenley Jansen joined the Dutch team for the championship round.

The Netherlands semifinal match against Puerto Rico ended with an 11th inning walk-off sac fly by Eddie Rosario. The final score was 3–4. Dutch outfielder Wladimir Balentien was chosen in the All-WBC team.

2017 WBC Results
7 March
1st Round, Pool A - Game 3		 South Korea  0–5  Netherlands Gocheok Sky Dome
Attendance: 15,184
Boxscore
8 March
1st Round, Pool A - Game 4		 Chinese Taipei  5–6  Netherlands Gocheok Sky Dome
Attendance: 3,606
Boxscore
9 March
1st Round, Pool B - Game 5		 Netherlands  2–4  Israel Gocheok Sky Dome
Attendance: 2,739
Boxscore
12 March
2nd Round, Pool E - Game 2		 Japan  8–6 (F/11)  Netherlands Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 44,326
Boxscore
13 March
2nd Round, Pool E - Game 3		 Netherlands  12–2 (F/8)  Israel Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 5,017
Boxscore
15 March
2nd Round, Pool E - Game 3		 Netherlands  14–1 (F/7)  Cuba Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 40,680
Boxscore
20 March
Semifinals		 Netherlands  3–4 (F/11)  Puerto Rico Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 24,865
Boxscore

Olympics

Summer Olympics record Qualification
Year Round Position W L RS RA
South Korea 1988 Preliminary 5th (tied)[lower-alpha 1] 1 2 11 14 1987 European Baseball Championship
Spain 1992 did not qualify 1991 European Baseball Championship
United States 1996 Preliminary 5th 2 5 32 76 1995 European Baseball Championship
Australia 2000 Preliminary 5th 3 4 18 30 1999 European Baseball Championship
Greece 2004 Preliminary 6th 2 5 29 55 2003 European Baseball Championship
China 2008 Preliminary 7th 1 6 9 50 2007 European Baseball Championship
Total[lower-alpha 2] Preliminary 4/5 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 best finish in an Olympics is fifth place, which they did in both 1996 & 2000. The first time the Netherlands participated in the 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 at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport.

It competed at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, taking second place behind Israel.

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

Baseball World Cup

Their best finish in the International Baseball Federation's (IBAF) World Cup was first place, which they achieved in 2011. Netherlands also hosted the games twice, in 1986 and in 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 not hosted by a specific country, but rather by a whole continent.

 Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
Amateur World Series
Colombia Colombia, 197012th
Cuba Cuba, 19737th
Colombia Colombia, 197611th
Italy Italy, 19787th
Japan Japan, 198012th
South Korea South Korea, 19826th
Cuba Cuba, 198413th
Netherlands Netherlands, 19869th
World Cup
Italy Italy, 198810th
Canada Canada, 19909th
Nicaragua Nicaragua, 199410th
Italy Italy, 19986th
Taiwan Taiwan, 20017th
Cuba Cuba, 20039th
Netherlands Netherlands, 20054th
Taiwan Taiwan, 20074th
Europe Europe, 20096th
Panama Panama, 20111st Gold
World Cup record by opponent (since 1998)[11]
Opponent Tournaments
met		 W-L
record		 Largest victory Largest defeat Current
streak
ScoreTournament ScoreTournament
 Australia 5 2–4 6–0Taiwan 2001 4–1Italy 2009 W1
 Brazil 2 1–1 7–0Netherlands 2005 2–1Cuba 2003 W1
 Canada 6 3–3 7–3Netherlands 2005 11–5Italy 2009 L3
 China 2 2–0 13–3 (F/8)Netherlands 2005 – W2
 Chinese Taipei 5 3–2 11–2Italy 2009 12–6Italy 1998 W3
 Cuba 6 3–4 4–1 (F/7)Panama 2011 12–1 (F/7)Italy 1998 W2
 Dominican Republic 2 2–0 7–3Taiwan 2001 – W2
 Germany 1 1–0 15–5 (F/8)Taiwan 2007 – W1
 Great Britain 1 1–0 6–0Netherlands 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 5–2Panama 2011 12–2 (F/7)Cuba 2003 W1
 Mexico 1 1–0 6–3Cuba 2003 – W1
 Nicaragua 2 1–1 8–4Netherlands 2009 13–2Italy 1998 W1
 Panama 4 2–4 9–5Netherlands 2005 5–0Taiwan 2001 W1
 Philippines 1 1–0 6–0Taiwan 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 6–2Netherlands 2005 7–0Netherlands 2005 W3
 Spain 1 1–0 10–5Netherlands 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 7–5Panama 2011 8–2Italy 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, JC Sulbaran, and Orlando Yntema.[12]

European Baseball Championship

     

Other tournament results

Intercontinental Cup

Haarlemse Honkbalweek

   

World Port Tournament

   

World Junior Baseball Championship

European Junior Baseball Championship

  • 2007: Bronze 3rd
  • 2009: Silver 2nd
  • 2011: Gold 1st
  • 2013: Bronze 1st
  • 2015: Silver 1st
  • 2016: Bronze 1st
  • 2018: Bronze 1st
  • 2021: Bronze 1st

World Youth Baseball Championship

European Youth Baseball Championship

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. 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 Free agent
P 47 David Bergman (1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 Netherlands Kinheim
P 55 Leon Boyd (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 Netherlands Kinheim
P 19 Rob Cordemans (1974-10-31) 31 October 1974 Free agent
P 3 Berry van Driel (1984-12-26) 26 December 1984 Netherlands DOOR Neptunus
P 13 Kevin Heijstek (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates
P 7 Jonatan Isenia (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 United States Gulf Coast League Orioles
P 36 Diegomar Markwell (1980-08-08) 8 August 1980 Free agent
P 39 Shairon Martis (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 United States Lincoln Saltdogs
P 51 Loek van Mil (1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 United States Louisville Bats
P 96 Mark Pawelek (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 Free agent
P 26 Tom Stuifbergen (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 Free agent
P 40 Orlando Yntema (1986-02-21) 21 February 1986 Netherlands UVV Utrecht
C 5 Bas Nooij (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates
C 21 Dashenko Ricardo (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 Free agent
IF 1 Xander Bogaerts (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 United States Boston Red Sox
IF 22 Yurendell DeCaster (1979-09-26) 26 September 1979 Mexico Piratas de Campeche
IF 23 Quintin de Cuba (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 Netherlands Kinheim
IF 46 Jonathan Schoop (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 United States Baltimore Orioles
IF 9 Andrelton Simmons (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 United States Anaheim Angels
IF 18 Curt Smith (1986-09-09) 9 September 1986 United States Lincoln Saltdogs
IF 16 Hainley Statia (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 Free agent
OF 4 Wladimir Balentien (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 Japan Tokyo Yakult Swallows
OF 2 Roger Bernadina (1984-06-12) 12 June 1984 Free agent
OF 8 Michael Duursma (1978-02-26) 26 February 1978 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates
OF 25 Andruw Jones (1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 Free agent
OF 14 Randolph Oduber (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 United States Harrisburg Senators
OF 12 Kalian Sams (1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 Canada Québec Capitales

The following players made up the Dutch team for the 2011 Baseball World Cup, held in October 2011.[13]

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 rosterCoaching staff
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 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

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.

Since September 18, 2012, the Netherlands are listed at 6th position.

Date
Released		 Tournament Tournament
Result		 Ranking Points Position Above Position Below
Rank Team Points Difference Rank Team Points Difference
13 January 2009[14] 2008 Summer Olympics* 7th 6th 336.57 5th  Chinese Taipei +121.93 7th  Canada -74.38
24 March 2009[15] 2009 World Baseball Classic 7th 6th 382.57 5th  Chinese Taipei +89.25 7th  Mexico -102.32
12 August 2009**[16] 2009 World Port Tournament 2nd 6th 412.57 5th  Chinese Taipei +179.25 7th  Mexico -109.82
19 October 2009**[17] 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**[18] 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.

See also

References

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