Jim Ploeger
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| Born: 21 June 1991 Almere, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
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Jim Ploeger (born 21 June 1991) is a Dutch former baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Netherlands national team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic and other international tournaments.
Ploeger played college baseball in the United States for the Laney College and the Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions.[1][2] In 2013, he pitched one inning ofcollegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League and also pitched in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game.[3] Ploeger also pitched in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse from 2010 to 2022, debuting with BSC Almere and also pitching for UVV Utrecht, HCAW, and Amsterdam Pirates.[4]
Ploeger was named to the Netherlands national baseball team roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[5] He threw one scoreless inning over two games.[4]
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