| Netherlands national baseball team | |
|---|---|
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| Information | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Federation | Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation |
| Confederation | WBSC Europe |
| Manager | Evert-Jan 't Hoen |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 10 (11 November 2025)[1] |
| Highest | 5 (December 2014) |
| Lowest | 10 (latest in November 2025) |
| Uniforms | |
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| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in2006) |
| Best result | 4th (2013,2017) |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in1996) |
| Best result | 5th (2 times, most recent in2000) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in1970) |
| Best result |  1st (1 time, in2011) |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in1983) |
| Best result |  2nd (2 times, most recent in2010) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 35 (first in1956) |
| Best result |  1st (25 times, most recent in2025) |
TheNetherlands national baseball team is the nationalbaseball team of theKingdom of the Netherlands, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are the best-ranked team inEurope, andranked eighth in the world by theWorld Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The team is governed by theRoyal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation, which is a member ofWBSC Europe.
The Netherlands participated in theSummer Olympic Games in1996,2000,2004, and2008. The team has also participated in other major international baseball tournaments, including theWorld Baseball Classic (WBC),Baseball World Cup, andWBSC Premier12. The Netherlands' best finish was winning the2011 World Cup, defeating 25-time championCuba in the finals. More recently, the Dutch finished fourth in the2013 and2017 WBC and were knocked out in pool play in the2023 WBC.
The team is made up primarily of players from the Netherlands in Europe and from Dutch territories and islands in theCaribbean that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Baseball is popular inAruba andCuraçao, which were part of the formerNetherlands 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 32European Baseball Championships in which it has appeared. The exception was the2023 European Baseball Championship, in which the Netherlands placed third.
The Netherlands will compete againstIsrael,Dominican Republic,Venezuela, and Nicaragua in the2026 World Baseball Classic from March 6-11, 2026, atLoanDepot Park inMiami, Florida.
The Netherlands national team played its first international game on August 26, 1934 inHeemstede; the Dutch side lost toBelgium by a score of 21–12. In a rematch later that summer, the Netherlands notched its first-ever win, defeating Belgium 19–17 inAntwerp. Throughout the 1930s, the Netherlands would play regular games against Belgium andFrance, accumulating a record of 7–2 against the two opponents between 1937 and 1939, and emerging as the strongest European baseball power.[2]
Joining theEuropean Baseball Federation in 1955, the Netherlands won the1956 European Baseball Championship. From that point on, they won all 10 continental championship they entered until 1973.[3] Also in 1956, the Dutch made their first appearance in global competition, appearing at the1956 Global World Series held atMilwaukee County Stadium in the United States. They lost both games they played, againstPuerto Rico (14–2) andColombia (7–1).[4] Nevertheless, the Dutch team continued to dominate at the European Championship, thanks to the pitching ofHan Urbanus, the first Dutch player to be scouted by aMajor League Baseball team. (He reportedly declined a contract with theNew York Giants).[5]
The Dutch national team began including players from theNetherlands Antilles, the Dutch colonial possessions in theCaribbean, in the 1960s and 1970s, even though the Netherlands Antilles maintained its ownnational team at the time. This practice was maintained despite complaints fromItaly. The Dutch federation defended its players of Caribbean ancestry as "possessing the nationality 100%". The Italians dropped their complaint allowing Caribbean-born players to make up an integral part of its squad.[6]
Prior to the2006 WBC, the Netherlands played four exhibition games in Florida. They beat Eckard College twice in February, then lost to theUniversity of Tampa college team and anAtlanta Bravesspring training squad.[7][8]Andruw Jones competed against his MLB team in the final exhibition.[9]
The Netherlands competed in Pool C, along with reigningworld championCuba,Panama, andPuerto Rico, in the first round at theHiram Bithorn Stadium inSan Juan, Puerto Rico.[10]
After losing to Cuba and Puerto Rico in theirround-robin pool games, they finished third in their pool and were eliminated along with Panama.Shairon Martis threw a 7-inning no-hitter against Panama.[11][12]
Prior to the2009 WBC, the Netherlands played seven exhibition games, including games against thePittsburgh Pirates,Cincinnati Reds, andMinnesota Twins. The Netherlands team lost all three games against these MLB opponents.[13][14][15]
The Netherlands competed in Pool D, along with 2006 WBC semi-finalistDominican Republic,Panama, andPuerto Rico, in the first round, again at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico. The team won both games against the strong Dominican Republic team.[16] As result, the team made it through the firstdouble-elimination round along with Puerto Rico. In thesecond round, the Dutch lost toVenezuela then theUnited States.[17][18] The Dutch finished seventh in the competition.
The Netherlands competed in Pool B againstChinese Taipei,South Korea, andAustralia atTaichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium inTaichung, 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,[19] thus securing a position for the second round in theTokyo Dome to face off againstJapan andCuba.
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 themercy rule. This forced a rematch with Cuba. The Dutch narrowly beat Cuba 7–6 to advance to thechampionship round,[20] then lost a seeding match, again falling to Japan, 10–6.[21] They faced theDominican Republic in the semi-finals, losing 4–1.[22] The Netherlands finished fourth in the tournament.
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 includedAll-Star shortstopXander Bogaerts (fromAruba), 20-home-run hitter shortstopDidi Gregorius (born in the Netherlands and raised inCuraçao), 20-home-run hitter second basemanJonathan Schoop (born in Curaçao),Gold Glove shortstopAndrelton Simmons (born in Curaçao), and infielder/outfielderJurickson Profar (born in Curaçao).[23][24][25]Sports Illustrated wrote that the Dutch team "boasts arguably the most talented infield in the entire tournament."[25]
The Netherlands lost toIsrael, 4–2. In whatNBC reported was thought to be the tallest batter-pitcher matchup in baseball history, the Dutch team's 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) pitcherLoek van Mil walked Israel's 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) first basemanNate Freiman.[26] The Dutch then beatSouth Korea (5–0) andTaiwan (6–5).[27][28] Along with Israel, which finished first in the pool, the Netherlands qualified for the next round, in Japan.[29]
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 thechampionship round.All-Star closerKenley Jansen joined the Dutch team for the championship round.[30]
The Netherlands semifinal match againstPuerto Rico ended in a loss with an 11th inning walk-off sacrifice fly byEddie Rosario. The final score was 4–3.[31] OutfielderWladimir Balentien was chosen in theAll-WBC team after leading the tournament in hits, home runs, and RBI.[32][33]
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, butCuba andItaly advanced on tiebreakers while the Dutch,Chinese Taipei, andPanama were eliminated.[34]
Team Netherlands will compete againstIsrael,the Dominican Republic,Venezuela, andNicaragua in the2026 WBC on March 6–11, 2026, atLoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida in Pool D.[35]
Five-timeMLB All-StarAndruw Jones will manage the Netherlands.[36] Infielder and four-time All StarXander Bogaerts andGold Glove center fielderCeddanne Rafaela have both committed to play in the tournament.[37]
The following is a list ofprofessional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of theWBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[38]
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
| Euro Championship GS | September 8 | Netherlands | 6–8 |  Czech Republic | Bonn 1, Germany |
| 15:30CET | 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 |
| 15:00CET | 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 |
| 19:00CET | 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 |
| 15:00CET | 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 |
| 17:00CET | 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 |
| 15:00CET | 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 |
| 15:00CET | 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 |
| 19:00CET | 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 |
| 12:00CT | 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 |
| 12:00CT | 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 |
| 19:00CT | 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 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 12 | Slovakia  | 0–11(F/7) | Netherlands | Paschetto Stadium, Italy |
| 15:30CET | 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 |
| 20:30CET | 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 |
| 15:00CET | 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 |
| 20:30CET | 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 |
| 15:00CET | 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 |
| 20:30CET | 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 |
| Haarlem Week GS | July 8 | Italy | 1–2 | Netherlands | Mulier Stadium, Netherlands |
| 19:30CET | 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 |
| 19:30CET | 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 |
| 15:30CET | 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 |
| 19:30CET | 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 |
| 19:30CET | 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 |
| 19:30CET | 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 |
| 19:00CET | 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 |
| World Baseball Classic GS | March 8 | Cuba | 2–4 | Netherlands | Taichung Stadium, Taiwan |
| 12:00NST | 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 |
| 12:00NST | 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 |
| 19:00NST | 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 |
| 19:00NST | 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 |
| 19:00NST | 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 |
| 17:30CEST | 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 |
| 11:00CEST | 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 |
| 17:30CEST | 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 |
| 17:30CEST | 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 |
| 17:30CEST | 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 |
| 17:30CEST | 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 |
| 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 |
| Friendly | March 5 | Netherlands | 0–5 | Japan | Kyocera Dome, Japan |
| 19:00JT | 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 |
| 18:30JT | LP:Koen Postelmans (0–1) | Boxscore | WP:Ryosuke Otsu (1–0) HR:Yusuke Oyama (1) | Attendance: 21,747 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 20 | Netherlands | 9–3 | Great Britain | Neptunus Familiestadion,Rotterdam |
| 20:30CEST | WP:Lars Huijer (1–0) Sv:Kevin Kelly (1) HR:Didi Gregorius (1),Jonathan Schoop (1),Hendrik Clementina (1),Sharlon Schoop (1),Eugene Helder (1) | Boxscore | LP: Ryan Long (0–1) | Attendance: 3,000 Umpires: HP – Tim Martin Meyer, 1B – Cesar Quintana, 3B – Alessandro Spera |
| Euro Championship GS | September 21 | Netherlands | 13–4 | France | Neptunus Familiestadion,Rotterdam |
| 15:00CEST | WP:Shairon Martis (1–0) | Boxscore | LP:Gédéon Coste (0–1) | Attendance: 3,000 Umpires: HP – Jiri Kroupa, 1B – Alessandro Spera, 3B – Tim Martin Meyer |
| Euro Championship GS | September 22 | Israel | 1–9 | Netherlands | Neptunus Familiestadion,Rotterdam |
| 19:30CEST | LP:Jake Fishman (0–1) | Boxscore | WP:Scott Prins (1–0) HR:Juremi Profar (1) | Attendance: 820 Umpires: HP – Jason Lillebo, 1B – Tim Martin Meyer, 3B – Jiri Kroupa |
| Euro Championship QF | September 25 | Croatia | 1–3 | Netherlands | Neptunus Familiestadion,Rotterdam |
| 19:30CEST | LP:Frank Plesac (0–1) | Boxscore | WP:Lars Huijer (2–0) Sv:Kevin Kelly (2) HR:Delano Selassa (1) | Attendance: 1,450 Umpires: HP – Tim Martin Meyer, 1B – Cesar Quintana, 3B – Marek Vičar |
| Euro Championship SF | September 26 | Spain | 1–6 | Netherlands | Neptunus Familiestadion,Rotterdam |
| 19:30CEST | LP:José Gómez Bolívar (0–1) | Boxscore | WP:Kevin Kelly (1–0) HR:Jonathan Schoop (1),Ray-Patrick Didder (1),Jiandido Tromp (1) | Attendance: 2,463 Umpires: HP – Mojmír Jankovič, 1B – Filip Havlik, 2B – Nathan Polis, 3B – Alessandro Spera |
| Euro Championship Final | September 27 | Italy | 5–6 | Netherlands | Neptunus Familiestadion,Rotterdam |
| 19:30CEST | LP:Fandino Hidalgo-Javier Jose (0–1) HR:Giaconino Lasaracina (1) | Boxscore | WP:Shairon Martis (2–0) Sv:Jaydenn Estanista (1) HR:Sharlon Schoop (1) | Attendance: 3,000 Umpires: HP – Kevin Music, 1B – v, 2B – Nathan Polis, 3B – Cesar Quintana |
| 2023 World Baseball Classic roster | ||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders
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The club announced its roster for the2024 WBSC Premier12 on 21 October 2024.[39]
The Netherlands has competed in all five World Baseball Classic tournaments. All 16 teams that played in the2006 edition were invited to compete in the second in2009. The Netherlands was an automatic qualifier for the2013 and2017 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 activeMajor League Baseball players in addition toMinor 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,[40] includingWladimir Balentien,Roger Bernadina,Xander Bogaerts,Didi Gregorius,Greg Halman,Kenley Jansen,Andruw Jones,Shairon Martis,[41]Sidney Ponson,Jurickson Profar,Jonathan Schoop,Andrelton Simmons, andRandall Simon, most of whom are fromAruba orCuraçao.
| World Baseball Classicrecord | Qualificationrecord | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||||
| March 8 20:30AST First Round, Pool C, Game 3 | Puerto Rico | 8–3 | Netherlands | Hiram Bithorn Stadium,Puerto Rico Attendance: 15,570 |
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| March 9 20:00AST First Round, Pool C, Game 4 | Cuba | 11–2 | Netherlands | Hiram Bithorn Stadium,Puerto Rico Attendance: 7,657 |
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| March 10 14:00AST First Round, Pool C, Game 5 | Netherlands | 10–0 (F/7) | Panama | Hiram Bithorn Stadium,Puerto Rico Attendance: 6,337 |
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| March 7 12:00AST First Round, Pool D, Game 1 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | Hiram Bithorn Stadium,Puerto Rico Attendance: 9,335 |
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| March 9 18:30AST 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 18:30AST First Round, Pool D, Game 5 | Dominican Republic | 1–2(F/11) | Netherlands | Hiram Bithorn Stadium,Puerto Rico Attendance: 11,814 |
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| March 11 17:30AST 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 13:00EDT Second Round, Pool 2, Game 1 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Venezuela | Dolphin Stadium, United States Attendance: 17,345 |
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| March 15 19:30EDT Second Round, Pool 2, Game 3 | Netherlands | 3–9 | United States | Dolphin Stadium, United States Attendance: 11,059 |
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| March 2 12:30NST First Round, Pool B, Game 2 | South Korea | 0–5 | Netherlands | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 1,085 |
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| March 3 14:30NST 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 12:30NST First Round, Pool B, Game 5 | Australia | 1–4 | Netherlands | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 1,113 |
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| March 8 12:00JST Second Round, Pool 1, Game 1 | Netherlands | 6–2 | Cuba | Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 38,588 |
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| March 10 19:00JST Second Round, Pool 1, Game 4 | Japan | 16–4(F/7) | Netherlands | Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 37,745 |
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| March 11 19:00JST Second Round, Pool 1, Game 5 | Cuba | 6–7 | Netherlands | Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 7,613 |
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| March 12 19:00JST Second Round, Pool 1, Game 6 | Netherlands | 6–10 | Japan | Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 30,301 |
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| March 18 18:00PDT Championship Round, SF | Netherlands | 1–4 | Dominican Republic | AT&T Park, United States Attendance: 27,527 |
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| March 7 18:30KST 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 18:30KST 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 12:00KST First Round, Pool A, Game 5 | Netherlands | 2–4 | Israel | Gocheok Sky Dome, South Korea Attendance: 2,739 |
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| March 12 19:00JST Second Round, Pool E, Game 2 | Japan | 8–6(F/11) | Netherlands | Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 44,326 |
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| March 13 19:00JST Second Round, Pool E, Game 3 | Netherlands | 12–2(F/8) | Israel | Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 5,017 |
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| March 15 12:00JST Second Round, Pool E, Game 5 | Netherlands | 14–1(F/7) | Cuba | Tokyo Dome, Japan Attendance: 40,680 |
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| March 20 18:00PDT Championship Round, SF | Netherlands | 3–4(F/11) | Puerto Rico | Dodger Stadium, United States Attendance: 24,865 |
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| March 8 12:00TST GS, Pool A, Game 1 | Cuba | 2–4 | Netherlands | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 6,501 |
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| March 9 12:00TST GS, Pool A, Game 3 | Panama | 1–3 | Netherlands | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 6,048 |
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| March 11 19:00TST GS, Pool A, Game 8 | Netherlands | 5–9 | Chinese Taipei | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 18,826 |
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| March 12 19:00TST GS, Pool A, Game 10 | Netherlands | 1–7 | Italy | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan Attendance: 4,985 |
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| Summer Olympicsrecord | 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 | ||||||
The Dutch's best finish in theOlympics is fifth place, which they did in both1996 and2000. The first time the Netherlands participated in a baseball tournament at theSummer Olympics was in1988. Netherlands finished with a 1–2 record, with its only victory coming againstChinese Taipei. There was no official placing, as baseball was ademonstration sport at the1988 Summer Olympics.
Team Netherlands finished first in the2019 European Baseball Championship, and earned the right to qualify for the2020 Olympics. The Dutch team competed at theAfrica/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, which was held in Italy in September 2019, and placed second behindIsrael. Since the team was the runner-up, it received another opportunity, and competed at theFinal qualifying tournament, along with the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. The team placed last and failed to qualify.
| 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 States1996 | 22–2 (F/7) | Greece2004 | L1 |
 Canada | 2 | 0–2 | – | 7–0 | Greece2004 | L2 | |
| China | 1 | 1–0 | 6–4 | China2008 | – | W1 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1–2 | 6–1 | Korea1988 | 16–0 | China2008 | L2 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1–3 | 4–2 | Australia2000 | 18–2 (F/7) | United States1996 | L2 |
| Greece | 1 | 1–0 | 11–0 | Greece2004 | – | W1 | |
| Italy | 3 | 3–0 | 10–4 | Greece2004 | – | W3 | |
| Japan | 5 | 0–5 | – | 12–2 (F/7) | United States1996 | L5 | |
 Nicaragua | 1 | 0–1 | – | 5–0 | United States1996 | L1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0–1 | – | 7–4 | Korea1988 | L1 | |
 South Africa | 1 | 0–1 | – | 3–2 | Australia2000 | L1 | |
| South Korea | 3 | 0–3 | – | 10–0 | China2008 | L3 | |
| United States | 3 | 0–3 | – | 17–1 (F/7) | United States1996 | L3 | |
| Overall | 5 | 9–22 | Against AUS | Against AUS | L3 | ||
| 16–6 (F/8) | United States1996 | 22–2 (F/7) | Greece2004 | ||||
| WBSC Premier12record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
The Netherlands' best finish in theBaseball World Cup was first place in2011. Netherlands also hosted the tournament twice, in1986 and2005. In2009, theNetherlands was one of the eightEuropean nations to host the2009 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 |
| Opponent | Tournaments met | W-L record | Largest victory | Largest defeat | Current streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Tournament | Score | Tournament | ||||
| Australia | 5 | 2–4 | 6–0 | Taiwan2001 | 4–1 | Italy2009 | W1 |
 Brazil | 2 | 1–1 | 7–0 | Netherlands2005 | 2–1 | Cuba2003 | W1 |
| Canada | 6 | 3–3 | 7–3 | Netherlands2005 | 11–5 | Italy2009 | L3 |
| China | 2 | 2–0 | 13–3 (F/8) | Netherlands2005 | – | W2 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 3–2 | 11–2 | Italy2009 | 12–6 | Italy1998 | W3 |
| Cuba | 6 | 3–4 | 4–1 (F/7) | Panama2011 | 12–1 (F/7) | Italy1998 | W2 |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 2–0 | 7–3 | Taiwan2001 | – | W2 | |
| Germany | 1 | 1–0 | 15–5 (F/8) | Taiwan2007 | – | W1 | |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | Netherlands2009 | – | W1 | |
| Greece | 1 | 1–0 | 19–0 (F/5) | Panama2011 | – | W1 | |
| France | 1 | 1–0 | 12–0 (F/7) | Cuba2003 | – | W1 | |
| Japan | 5 | 1–4 | 5–2 | Panama2011 | 12–2 (F/7) | Cuba2003 | W1 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | Cuba2003 | – | W1 | |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1–1 | 8–4 | Netherlands2009 | 13–2 | Italy1998 | W1 |
| Panama | 4 | 2–4 | 9–5 | Netherlands2005 | 5–0 | Taiwan2001 | W1 |
 Philippines | 1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | Taiwan2001 | – | W1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 3–0 | 10–0 (F/8) | Netherlands2005 | – | W3 | |
 Russia | 2 | 2–0 | 18–0 (F/7) | Taiwan2001 | – | W2 | |
| South Africa | 1 | 1–0 | 20–2 (F/7) | Netherlands2005 | – | W1 | |
| South Korea | 5 | 4–2 | 6–2 | Netherlands2005 | 7–0 | Netherlands2005 | W3 |
| Spain | 1 | 1–0 | 10–5 | Netherlands2009 | – | W1 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 1–0 | 18–0 (F/8) | Netherlands2005 | – | W1 | |
 Thailand | 1 | 1–0 | 16–0 (F/7) | Taiwan2007 | – | W1 | |
| United States | 4 | 2–2 | 7–5 | Panama2011 | 8–2 | Italy2009 | W1 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 3–0 | 12–2 (F/7) | Panama2011 | – | W3 | |
| Overall | 7 | 44 – 27 | Against GRE | Against CUB | W6 | ||
| 19 – 0 (F/5) | Panama2011 | 12 – 1 (F/7) | Italy1998 | ||||
Team Netherlands won the2019 European Baseball Championship. Players on the team includedRoger 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, andOrlando Yntema.[43]
European Baseball Championship
U-18 Baseball European Championship
U-15 European Baseball Championship Players[edit]TheDutch Caribbean has very strong baseball traditions. A team fromWillemstad,Curaçao, "Liga Pabou" won the2004 Little League World Series and was runner-up in2005. Each territory has its own baseball federation, and in the past theNetherlands Antilles andAruba 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 andJoshua Palacios were born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, andLeon 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.[44] Since the2013 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands participates as theKingdom of the Netherlands, the formal name of the sovereign state that includes both the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands proper. The following was the Netherlands2013 World Baseball Classic squad. 2013 World Baseball Classic[edit]
The following players made up the Dutch team for the2011 Baseball World Cup, held in October 2011.[45] Team members are mostly from the Netherlands or overseas territories with a few non-Dutch players:
Coaches Farley (USA) and Janssen (Belgium) have some involvement with baseball teams in the Netherlands. 2011 Baseball World Cup[edit]
World ranking[edit]See also:WBSC World Rankings In January 2009, theInternational 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 theEuropean 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.
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References[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related toNetherlands national baseball team.
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