Haarlem Baseball Week
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Haarlem Baseball Week is an international tournament played at Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem. It started in 1961 and was played usually on a biannual basis through 2016. Due to economic problems in the Netherlands, it was announced that the event would not be held any more after 2016. However, the Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation was able to get enough sponsors, to allow the event to be re-instated for 2018, not having missed a session. IThe 2020 edition was canceled, but because of COVID-19 and not due to monetary considerations, and it resumed in 2022.
Past star performers have included Mark Prior, Jose Contreras, Matt Stairs, Yulieski Gourriel, Stephen Strasburg, Bobby Crosby and Kris Bryant.
Further Reading[edit]
- Michael Clair: "The 'future of baseball' came to play at Haarlem's Honkbalweek", mlb.com, August 14, 2024. [1]
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