Netherlands national baseball team

Netherlands national baseball team
Information
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Federation	Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation
Confederation	WBSC Europe
Manager	Hensley Meulens
WBSC ranking
Current	7 (18 December 2023)[1]
Highest	5 (December 2014)
Lowest	9 (3 times; latest in June 2021)
Uniforms
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	5 (first in 2006)
Best result	4th (2 times, most recent in 2017 )
Olympic Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1996)
Best result	5th (2 times, most recent in 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	17 (first in 1970)
Best result	1st (1 time, in 2011)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1983)
Best result	2nd (2 times, most recent in 2010)
European Championship
Appearances	34 (first in 1956)
Best result	1st (24 times, most recent in 2021)

The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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17 or 18 March Final Round, Semifinal	Netherlands	1–4	Dominican Republic	United States AT&T Park Attendance: 27,527
		Boxscore

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

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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

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20 March Semifinals	Netherlands	3–4 (F/11)	Puerto Rico	Dodger Stadium Attendance: 24,865
		Boxscore

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

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

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

World Cup record by opponent (since 1998)^[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

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

Intercontinental Cup

Haarlemse Honkbalweek

World Port Tournament

World Junior Baseball Championship

European Junior Baseball Championship

2007: 3rd 2009: 2nd 2011: 1st 2013: 1st 2015: 1st 2016: 1st 2018: 1st 2021: 1st World Youth Baseball Championship 2009: 8th 2011: 7th European Youth Baseball Championship 2006: 1st 2007: 2nd 2008: 1st 2009: 4th 2010: 1st 2011: 4th 2012: 1st 2013: 1st 2014: 1st 2017: 2nd 2019: 3rd 2021: 3rd Players [edit] 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 [edit] 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 [edit] Netherlands roster - 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup Official roster Coaching staff Pitchers    Arshwin Asjes 25 David Bergman 44 Leon Boyd 19 Rob Cordemans  3 Berry van Driel 36 Diegomar Markwell 39 Shairon Martis 26 Tom Stuifbergen 33 Juan Carlos Sulbaran    Orlando Yntema Catchers 24 Sidney de Jong 15 Bas Nooij 20 Shawn Zarraga Infielders 12 Xander Bogaerts  9 Mariekson Gregorius  7 Dwayne Kemp 41 Vince Rooi 16 Jonathan Schoop 15 Sharlon Schoop 30 Curt Smith Outfielders 23 Shaldimar Daantji 37 Bryan Engelhardt 27 Danny Rombley 35 Kalian Sams Manager    Brian Farley Coaches  9 Steve Janssen (Pitching coach) 34 Wim Martinus (Hitting/Fielding coach) 38 Tjerk Smeets (Bullpen coach) 32 Ben Thijssen (Bench coach) Updated September 19, 2011 World ranking [edit] 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. 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