Tom de Blok
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Tom Robin de Blok (born 8 May 1996) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.
Biography
de Blok played in Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top league in the Netherlands, for the Amsterdam Pirates.[1] After successful seasons with the Amsterdam Pirates, de Blok was offered a tryout with the Rakuten Golden Eagles, after the tryout he decided to return to the Amsterdam Pirates [2]
de Blok was a member of the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[3] After a good performance in the Classic, de Blok signed a four-year minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball in April 2017.[4] He made his debut for the Connecticut Tigers, and after pitching 3.2 scoreless innings, was promoted to the West Michigan Whitecaps, where he spent the rest of the season, posting a 4-2 record and 2.87 ERA with a 1.02 WHIP in 82 innings pitched.[5]
References
- ↑ L&D Amsterdam | Amsterdam pirates Archived 3 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Tom de Blok stays with L&D Amsterdam Pirates - MOSAE SPORTS
- ↑ Teams release World Baseball Classic rosters | theScore.com
- ↑ "Tom de Blok signs deal with the Detroit Tigers". The Dutch Baseball Hangout. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Tom de Blok Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)