Lars Huijer Explained

Lars Huijer
Team:HCAW Bussum
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:22 September 1993
Birth Place:Haarlem, Netherlands

Lars Huijer (born September 22, 1993) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for HCAW of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

Huijer debuted as a professional with the Hoofdoorp Pioniers in 2010, also pitching for the club in 2011.[1]

Huijer signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2011.[2] He advanced in the Mariners' farm system to the High-A High Desert Mavericks before he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Kickham in January 2015.[3] He retired from American baseball in March 2015.[4] He then returned to pitch for the Pioniers, staying with that club until 2020. In September 2020, he joined German baseball club Heidenheim Heideköpfe.[5] He returned to the Hoofdklasse in 2021, joining HCAW in Bussum.

Huijer was named the best pitcher in the Hoofdklasse in 2019,[6] 2021, 2022, and 2023.[7]

International career

Huijer has played for the Netherlands national baseball team in several international tournaments. He played in the 2016 European Baseball Championship, held at his then-home field in Hoofdoorp,[8] the 2019 European Baseball Championship,[9] the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament and Final Qualifying Tournament,[10] [11] the 2021 European Baseball Championship,[12] and the 2023 European Baseball Championship.[13]

He has also played for the Netherlands at the 2017 World Baseball Classic[14] and the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lars Huijer Minor Leagues Statistics . 2024-08-06 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: Lars Huijer - Baseball Stats - The Baseball Cube . 2024-08-06 . TheBaseballCube.com . en.
  3. News: Seattle acquires LHP Kickham from Cubs for minor leaguer. Associated Press. ESPN.com. January 14, 2015. March 9, 2017.
  4. Web site: Lars Huijer ends professional career and returns home - Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands . 2024-08-06 . Grand Slam Stats & News.
  5. Web site: Honkballer Lars Huijer: "Ik wil gewoon met een club kampioen worden" . Baseball player Lars Huijer: "I just want to win the championship with a club" . 2024-08-06 . www.nhnieuws.nl . nl.
  6. Web site: Visser . Seb . 2019-10-23 . KNBSB Awards: Lampe MVP, Huijer Beste werper – HonkbalSoftbal.nl . 2024-08-06 . honkbalsoftbal.nl . nl-NL.
  7. Web site: Visser . Seb . 2023-10-08 . KNBSB Awards voor Selassa, Huijer, Ruben en Richardson – HonkbalSoftbal.nl . 2024-08-06 . honkbalsoftbal.nl . nl-NL.
  8. Web site: 2016-10-24 . European Championship Seniors 2016 - NETHERLANDS . 2024-08-07 . web.archive.org.
  9. Web site: 2021-12-04 . Netherlands Team Roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204225807/https://www.baseballstats.eu/2019/bonn/rosters.php?roster=ned . 4 December 2021 . 2024-08-07 . BaseballStats.eu.
  10. Web site: 2021-06-03 . Baseball Europe Africa Qualifier 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603075341/https://olympicbaseballqualifier.wbsc.org/en/2019/teams/NED/players/26513 . 3 June 2021 . 2024-08-07 . WBSC.org.
  11. Web site: 2021-10-10 . Baseball Final Qualifier 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211010053908/https://olympicbaseballqualifier.wbsc.org/en/2021/e-2021-final-baseball-olympic-qualifier/teams/NED . 10 October 2021 . 2024-08-07 . WBSC.
  12. Web site: Netherlands . 2024-08-07 . WBSC Europe . en.
  13. Web site: Netherlands . 2024-08-07 . WBSC Europe . en.
  14. News: With Talent from Two Small Islands, the Netherlands is a W.B.C. Favorite. The New York Times. 7 March 2017. Belson. Ken.
  15. Web site: Murphy . Brian . 10 February 2023 . Bogaerts leads impressive Netherlands infield group . MLB.com.

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