Eddie Dix
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| Eddie Dix | |
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.jpg) Dix in 1995 | |
| Middle infielder | |
| Born: December 31, 1970 Schiedam, Netherlands |
Eduard Richard Dix (born 31 December 1970) is a Dutch former baseball player and manager who played for the Netherlands national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He batted 2-for-15 in the Olympics while playing second base.[3]
With the Dutch team, he won the European Baseball Championship in 1993, 1995, and 1999.[4] He led the 1993 tournament with 8 stolen bases while batting .345 in 9 games.[5] He debuted with the Dutch team at the 1993 World Port Tournament.[6]
Dix also played in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse for Neptunus,[6][7] hitting a home run in the 1999 Holland Series.[8] He retired after the 2001 season.[9]
Dix managed the Netherlands women's national team at the Women's Baseball World Cup in 2014 and 2016, replacing fellow men's international player Percy Isenia as manager.[10][11] He was succeeded as manager by Elvin Englentina in 2018.[12] Dix also coached the boys' national under-18 team at the 2006 U-18 Baseball World Cup[13] and 2007 European Junior Championship.[14]
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