Todd Van Steensel

Todd Van Steensel
Sydney Blue Sox
Relief pitcher
Born: (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991
Sydney, Australia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Todd Bertram Van Steensel is an Australian professional baseball pitcher for the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League.[1]

Career

Van Steensel was born 14-1-1991 in Sydney, Australia. Van Steensel has represented his native Australia on several occasions, most notably in the MLB opening series in 2013/14. He also plays for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League where he garnered the nickname "Hop Scotch" after one his superstition of not stepping on the foul lines.[2]

Corendon Kinheim

2012 saw Van Steensel head to Europe to play for Corendon Kinheim in the Dutch National League. In his first trip to the mound (June 2012) he pitched 2.2 innings, giving up just 1 hit and no free passes whilst striking out 6 (six).

In mid July Van Steensel returned to Australia, after an elbow injury sustained while playing basketball required surgery.

Corendon Kinheim went on to win the championship.[3]

Australian Baseball League

In 2013 he unsuccessfully attempted to stop a face off between Sydney Blue Sox catcher Daniel Arribas and Brisbane Bandits runner Patrick Leonard. The incident escalated rapidly after Josh Roberts charged from the Brisbane dugout and tried to remove Arribas' head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD1FW7y-klY[4]

In late 2014 Van Steensel announced he would sit out the rest of the year after a long minor league season.

Australian National Team

He was a member of the Australia national baseball team in the Australian Challenge,[5] 2014 21U Baseball World Cup,[6] 2017 World Baseball Classic – Qualification,[7]

In 2018, he selected exhibition series against Japan.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=573667#/career/R/pitching/2014/ALL
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/toddvs35/status/527039297912729600
  3. ↑ http://toddvs35.blogspot.com.au/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=38
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD1FW7y-klY(Digital Sports)
  5. ↑ "AUSTRALIA RELEASES FINAL ROSTER TO FACE DODGERS AND DIAMONDBACKS". Baseball Australia. March 4, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "PROS ASSEMBLE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN 21U BASEBALL WORLD CUP TEAM". Baseball Australia. October 14, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Team Australia's Roster Announced for Sydney Qualifier". Baseball Australia. 6 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Baseball Australia Media (February 20, 2018). "Team Australia Roster Announced". Baseball Australia Southern Thunder. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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