Netherlands national baseball team
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The Netherlands national baseball team (Dutch: Nederlands honkbalteam), also known as "Kingdom of the Netherlands" and "Team Oranje", is the national baseball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are the most successful team in Europe, consistently ranked in the top 10 globally by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The team is governed by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation, which is a member of WBSC Europe.
Kingdom of the Netherlands| Netherlands national baseball team | |
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| Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Federation | Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation |
| Confederation | WBSC Europe |
| Manager |  Andruw Jones |
| Captain |  Xander Bogaerts |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 10  1 (26 March 2026)[1] |
| Highest | 5 (December 2014) |
| Lowest | 10 |
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| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1996) |
| Best result | 5th (2 times, most recent in 2000) |
| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | 4th (2013, 2017) |
| 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 | 35 (first in 1956) |
| Best result |  1st (25 times, most recent in 2025) |
The Netherlands participated in four Summer Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008. The team has also participated in other major international baseball tournaments, including the World Baseball Classic (WBC), Baseball World Cup, and WBSC Premier12. The Netherlands' best finish was winning the 2011 World Cup, defeating 25-time champion Cuba in the finals. More recently, the Dutch finished fourth in the 2013 and 2017 WBC.
The team is made up primarily of players from Dutch territories and islands in the Caribbean that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Baseball is popular in Aruba and Curaçao, which were part of the former Netherlands Antilles. Some players from the Netherlands in Europe and foreign-born players of Dutch descent from the United States and Canada have also been members of the team. The Dutch team has won 25 European Baseball Championships and finished second six times, with its worst result in the competition placing third in 2023.
History
Early history
The Netherlands national team played its first international game on August 26, 1934 in Heemstede; the Dutch side lost to Belgium by a score of 21–12. In a rematch later that summer, the Netherlands notched its first-ever win, defeating Belgium 19–17 in Antwerp. The Dutch won an early international baseball tournament over France and a team from Hawaii in Paris in 1937. Throughout the 1930s, the Netherlands would play regular games against Belgium and France, accumulating a record of 7–2 against the two opponents between 1937 and 1939, and emerging as the strongest European baseball power. The Netherlands was one of the 12 inaugural members of the International Baseball Federation in 1938.[2][3]
Joining the European Baseball Federation in 1955, the Netherlands won the 1956 European Baseball Championship. From that point on, they won all 10 continental championship they entered through 1973, not losing a game until 1971.[4] Also in 1956, the Dutch appeared at the 1956 Global World Series held at Milwaukee County Stadium in the United States. They lost both games they played, against Puerto Rico (14–2) and Colombia (7–1).[5] Nevertheless, the Dutch team continued to dominate at the European championships, thanks to the pitching of Han Urbanus, the first Dutch player to be scouted by a Major League Baseball team. (He reportedly declined a contract with the New York Giants.)[6] The Dutch team also won a three-team tournament over Spain and Belgium in September 1957 commemorating the opening of Camp Nou in Barcelona.[7]
The Dutch national team began including players from the Netherlands Antilles, the Dutch colonial possessions in the Caribbean, in the 1960s and 1970s, even though the Netherlands Antilles maintained its own national team at the time. This practice was maintained despite complaints from Italy. 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. Both the Dutch and Italians also began using American-born players with European heritage in international tournaments.[8]
The Dutch team has also regularly had managers from the United States. Ron Fraser, who later coached the Miami Hurricanes, managed the team in parts of the 1960s and 1970s.[9][10] Jim Stoeckel, later the Davidson Wildcats coach, also managed the team, as did Pat Murphy, who later managed the Milwaukee Brewers.[11][12] In the World Baseball Classic era, the team has primarily been managed by former Dutch team players, including Hensley Meulens, Evert-Jan 't Hoen, and Andruw Jones,[13][14] though Americans Davey Johnson and Rod Delmonico also helmed the team.[15][16]
World Baseball Classic
The Netherlands has competed in each edition of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the top international baseball tournament. The team has twice finished fourth.
2006
Prior to the 2006 WBC, the Netherlands played four exhibition games in Florida. They beat Eckerd College twice in February, then lost to the University of Tampa college team and an Atlanta Braves spring training squad.[17][18] Andruw Jones competed against his MLB team in the final exhibition.[19]
The Netherlands competed in Pool C, along with reigning world champion Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico, in the first round at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[20]
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. Shairon Martis threw a 7-inning no-hitter against Panama.[21][22]
2009
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.[23][24][25]
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 Puerto Rico. The team won both games against the strong Dominican Republic team.[26] 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 then the United States.[27][28] The Dutch finished seventh in the competition.
2013
The Netherlands competed in Pool B against Chinese Taipei, South Korea, and Australia at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, 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,[29] thus securing a position for the second round in the Tokyo Dome to face off against Japan and Cuba.
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 the mercy rule. This forced a rematch with Cuba. The Dutch narrowly beat Cuba 7–6 to advance to the championship round,[30] then lost a seeding match, again falling to Japan, 10–6.[31] They faced the Dominican Republic in the semi-finals, losing 4–1.[32] The Netherlands finished fourth in the tournament.
2017
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 included All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts (from Aruba), 20-home-run hitter shortstop Didi Gregorius (born in the Netherlands and raised in Curaçao), 20-home-run hitter second baseman Jonathan Schoop (born in Curaçao), Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons (born in Curaçao), and infielder/outfielder Jurickson Profar (born in Curaçao).[33][34][35] Sports Illustrated wrote that the Dutch team "boasts arguably the most talented infield in the entire tournament."[35]
In the first round, the Netherlands lost to 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.[36] The Dutch then beat South Korea (5–0) and Taiwan (6–5).[37][38] Along with Israel, which finished first in the pool, the Netherlands qualified for the next round in Japan.[39]
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. All-Star closer Kenley Jansen joined the Dutch team for the championship round.[40]
The Netherlands semifinal match against Puerto Rico ended in a loss with an 11th inning walk-off sacrifice fly by Eddie Rosario. The final score was 4–3.[41] Outfielder Wladimir Balentien was chosen in the All-WBC team after leading the tournament in hits, home runs, and RBI.[42][43]
2023
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, but Cuba and Italy advanced on tiebreakers while the Dutch, Chinese Taipei, and Panama were eliminated.[44]
2026
The Netherlands finished fourth in Pool D of the 2026 WBC on March 6–11, 2026, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.[45] Ozzie Albies hit a walk-off home run to defeat Nicaragua,[46] but the team lost to Israel, the Dominican Republic, and eventual champions Venezuela.[47]
Hall of Famer Andruw Jones managed the team,[14] which included All-Stars Ozzie Albies, Bogaerts, Gregorius, and Jansen as well as Gold Glove center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.[48] Several former team members could not participate, with Profar suspended by MLB for failing a performance-enhancing substance test[49] and Schoop recently arrested in Curaçao on suspicion of possession of prohibited firearms.[50]
Results and fixtures
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.[51]
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Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
2019
| Euro Championship GS | September 8 | Netherlands |
6–8 |  Czech Republic |
Bonn 1, Germany |
| 15:30 CET | 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 |
| 15:00 CET | 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 |
| 19:00 CET | 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 |
| 15:00 CET | 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 |
| 17:00 CET | 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 |
| 15:00 CET | 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 |
| 15:00 CET | 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 |
| 19:00 CET | 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 |
| 12:00 CT | 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 |
| 12:00 CT | 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 |
| 19:00 CT | 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 |
2021
| Euro Championship GS | September 12 | Slovakia  |
0–11 (F/7) | Netherlands |
Paschetto Stadium, Italy |
| 15:30 CET | 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 |
| 20:30 CET | 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 |
| 15:00 CET | 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 |
| 20:30 CET | 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 |
| 15:00 CET | 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 |
| 20:30 CET | LP: Charles Rossman (0–1) HR: Assaf Lowengart (1) |
Boxscore | WP: Mike Groen (1–0) Sv: Wendell Floranus (3) HR: Roger Bernadina (1), Dashenko Ricardo (1) |
Attendance: 570 Umpires: HP – Alessandro Spera, 1B – Mojmír Jankovič, 2B – Jens Waider, 3B – Serge Makouchetchev |
2022
| Haarlem Week GS | July 8 | Italy |
1–2 | Netherlands |
Mulier Stadium, Netherlands |
| 19:30 CET | 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 |
| 19:30 CET | 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 |
| 15:30 CET | 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 |
| 19:30 CET | 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 |
| 19:30 CET | 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 |
| 19:30 CET | 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 |
| 19:00 CET | 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 |
2023
| 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: Huang Tzu-peng (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 | France  |
0–9 | Netherlands |
MBS Stadium, Brno |
| 17:30 CEST | 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 |
| 11:00 CEST | 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 |
| 17:30 CEST | 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 |
| 17:30 CEST | 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 |
| 17:30 CEST | 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 |
| 17:30 CEST | 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 |
2024
| 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 |
2025
| Friendly | March 5 | Netherlands |
0–5 | Japan |
Kyocera Dome, Japan |
| 19:00 JT | 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 |
| 18:30 JT | 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 |
| 20:30 CEST | 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 |
| 15:00 CEST | 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 |
| 19:30 CEST | 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 |
| 19:30 CEST | 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 |
| 19:30 CEST | 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 |
| 19:30 CEST | 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 |
2026
| World Baseball Classic GS | March 6 | Netherlands |
2–6 | Venezuela |
loanDepot Park, United States |
| 12:00 EST | LP: Antwone Kelly (0-1) |
Boxscore | WP: Ranger Suárez (1-0) HR: Javier Sanoja (1) |
Attendance: 19,542 Umpires: HP – Shane Livensparger, 1B – Michael Ulloa, 2B – Gabe Morales, 3B – Trent Thomas |
| World Baseball Classic GS | 7 March | Nicaragua  |
3–4 | Netherlands |
LoanDepot Park, Miami, United States |
| 12:00 UTC−5 | LP: Ángel Obando (0-1) HR: Jeter Downs (1) |
Boxscore | WP: Lars Huijer (1-0) HR: Ozzie Albies (1) |
Attendance: 16,897 Umpires: HP – Trent Thomas, 1B – Quinn Wolcott, 2B – Shane Livensparger, 3B – Alejandro Percero |
| World Baseball Classic GS | March 8 | Netherlands |
1–12 (F/7) | Dominican Republic |
LoanDepot Park, Miami, United States |
| 12:00 EDT | LP: Arij Fransen (0-1) |
Boxscore | WP: Luis Severino (1-0) HR: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1), Junior Caminero (2), Austin Wells (1), Juan Soto (1) |
Attendance: 32,324 Umpires: HP – Lance Barksdale, 1B – Serge Makouchetchev, 2B – Paul Clemons, 3B – Marek Vicar |
| World Baseball Classic GS | March 10 | Israel |
6 – 2 | Netherlands |
LoanDepot Park, Miami, United States |
| 19:00 ET | WP: Josh Mallitz (1-0) |
Boxscore | LP: Kevin Kelly (0-1) |
Attendance: 13,565 Umpires: HP – Shane Livensparger, 1B – Quinn Wolcott, 2B – Marek Vicar, 3B – Michael Ulloa |
Current roster
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