Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond

The Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond (Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation)[1] is the national governing body of baseball in the Netherlands. Baseball is played in all the provinces, but it struggles for popularity due to the popularity of many other sports, including the sport of soccer, in which the Netherlands has always been one of the leading nations. School-aged children are generally guided toward a future in soccer, rather than baseball.

Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond
AbbreviationKNBSB
Formation1912
TypeInternational sport federation
PurposeSport governing body
HeadquartersNieuwegein, Netherlands
Region served
Netherlands
Membership
23,926 players
(1 November 2007)
Official language
Dutch, English
Chairman
Ruud van Zetten
Parent organization
Confederation of European Baseball
AffiliationsConfederation of European Baseball
Websitehttp://www.knbsb.nl/

Since 1922, the national major league in the Netherlands has been the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

Most notable Dutch baseball players include Hensley Meulens, Robert Eenhoorn and Andruw Jones, Didi Gregorius.

See also

References
  1. Official website of the KNBSB
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