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Netherlands national baseball team

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

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 Europe, and the team is also ranked seventh in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).[1] The team is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation, which is represented in the WBSC Europe.

Netherlands national baseball team
Information
Country 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 result4th (2 times, most recent in 2017 )
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 participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. The team has also participated in other major international baseball tournaments recognised by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and WBSC: the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the Baseball World Cup, and Premier12. The Netherlands best finish was winning the 2011 World Cup, when it beat beating 25-time champion Cuba in the finals. More recently the Dutch finished fourth in the 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classic.

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 foreigners of Dutch descent have also been members of the team. While baseball only maintains a niche following throughout Europe, the Netherlands and Italy are the two European countries where the sport's popularity is strongest.[citation needed]

The Dutch 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 was the 2023 European Baseball Championship, where the Netherlands placed third. The team failed to failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics after finishing second behind Israel in the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament then in last place at the three-team Final Qualifying Tournament in late June 2021.

Results and fixtures

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

2024

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WBSC Premier12 GS 9 November Panama     Netherlands Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
13:00
WBSC Premier12 GS 10 November   Netherlands United States   Santa Teresita Stadium, Mexico
16:00
WBSC Premier12 GS 12 November   Netherlands Puerto Rico   Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
20:00
WBSC Premier12 GS 13 November Mexico     Netherlands Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
WBSC Premier12 GS 14 November   Netherlands   Venezuela Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
13:00

Current roster

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2023 World Baseball Classic roster
Players Coaching staff
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

Roster


The club announced its roster for the 2024 WBSC Premier12 on 21 October 2024.[3]

Tournament record

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World Baseball Classic

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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 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 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 the respective clubs.

The Netherlands teams in the WBC have featured many major leaguers:[4] Wladimir Balentien, Roger Bernadina, Xander Bogaerts, Didi Gregorius, Greg Halman, Kenley Jansen, Andruw Jones, Shairon Martis,[5] Sidney Ponson, Jurickson Profar, Jonathan Schoop, Andrelton Simmons, 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 No qualifiers held
      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
Total Semifinal 5/5 13 15 122 132 - - - -
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 2 1–1 6–5 2017 3–8 2013 W1
  Cuba 3 3–1 14–1 (F/7) 2017 2–11 2006 W3
  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 1 1–0 10–0 (F/7) 2006 – W1
  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
Overall 4 11–13 Against   CUB Against   JPN L1
14–1 (F/7) 2017 4–16 (F/7) 2013

2006

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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 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.

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

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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 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 to 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

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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 Cuba 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 . This forced a rematch with Cuba. The Dutch narrowly clinched their win against the Cuban team 7–6 to secure their position in the semi-finals, where they lost again to Japan, 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

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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), 20-home-run hitter second baseman Jonathan Schoop (Baltimore Orioles; born in Curaçao), Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons (Los Angeles Angels; born in Curaçao), and infielder/outfielder Jurickson Profar (Texas Rangers; born in Curaçao).[6][7][8] Sports Illustrated opined that the Dutch team "boasts arguably the most talented infield in the entire tournament."[8]

The Netherlands was defeated by Team 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.[9] The Dutch then beat South Korea (5–0) and Taiwan (6–5).[10][11] Along with Israel, which finished first in the pool, the Netherlands qualified for the next round, in Japan.[12]

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. Reigning 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 sacrifice fly by Eddie Rosario. The final score was 4–3. Dutch outfielder Wladimir Balentien was chosen in the All-WBC team after leading the tournament in hits, home runs, and RBI.

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

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Summer Olympics record Qualification
Year Round Position W L RS RA
  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
Total[b] 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
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

Baseball World Cup

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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 not hosted by a continent rather than a single country.

  Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
Amateur World Series
  Colombia, 197012th
  Cuba, 19737th
  Colombia, 197611th
  Italy, 19787th
  Japan, 198012th
  South Korea, 19826th
  Cuba, 198413th
  Netherlands, 19869th
World Cup
  Italy, 198810th
  Canada, 19909th
  Nicaragua, 199410th
  Italy, 19986th
  Taiwan, 20017th
  Cuba, 20039th
  Netherlands, 20054th
  Taiwan, 20074th
  Europe, 20096th
  Panama, 20111st  
World Cup record by opponent (since 1998)[13]
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

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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.[14]

European Baseball Championship

     

Other tournament results

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Intercontinental Cup

Haarlemse Honkbalweek

   

World Port Tournament

   

World Junior Baseball Championship

European Junior Baseball Championship

World Youth Baseball Championship

European Youth Baseball Championship

Players

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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

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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 53) Free agent
P 47 David Bergman (1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 (age 43)   Kinheim
P 55 Leon Boyd (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 (age 41)   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 39)   DOOR Neptunus
P 13 Kevin Heijstek (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 36)   Amsterdam Pirates
P 7 Jonatan Isenia (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31)   Gulf Coast League Orioles
P 36 Diegomar Markwell (1980-08-08) 8 August 1980 (age 44) Free agent
P 39 Shairon Martis (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)   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 38) 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 38)   UVV Utrecht
C 5 Bas Nooij (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 36)   Amsterdam Pirates
C 21 Dashenko Ricardo (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) 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 38) Free agent
OF 4 Wladimir Balentien (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 (age 40)   Tokyo Yakult Swallows
OF 2 Roger Bernadina (1984-06-12) 12 June 1984 (age 40) Free agent
OF 8 Michael Duursma (1978-02-26) 26 February 1978 (age 46)   Amsterdam Pirates
OF 25 Andruw Jones (1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 (age 47) Free agent
OF 14 Randolph Oduber (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35)   Harrisburg Senators
OF 12 Kalian Sams (1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 (age 38)   Québec Capitales

The following players made up the Dutch team for the 2011 Baseball World Cup, held in October 2011.[15]

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

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Netherlands roster - 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup
Official roster Coaching 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

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See also: IBAF 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[16] 2008 Summer Olympics* 7th 6th   336.57   5th   Chinese Taipei +121.93 7th   Canada -74.38
24 March 2009[17] 2009 World Baseball Classic 7th 6th   382.57   5th   Chinese Taipei +89.25 7th   Mexico -102.32
12 August 2009**[18] 2009 World Port Tournament 2nd 6th   412.57   5th   Chinese Taipei +179.25 7th   Mexico -109.82
19 October 2009**[19] 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**[20] 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

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References

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  2. ^ "Netherlands in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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