Ruar Verkerk

Ruar Verkerk

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.

• Born September 5, 1996 in Zwijndrecht, South Holland Netherlands

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Biographical Information

Ruar Verkerk signed with the Minnesota Twins in 2013.

Verkerk was a 3B-DH for the Netherlands in the 2012 World Junior Championship, going 1 for 12 with 3 walks, an error and a hit-by-pitch. He participated in the MLB European Academy that year as well. He was playing for the DOOR Neptunus' farm team when he signed with the Minnesota Twins in 2013. He made his U.S. debut in 2014 with the GCL Twins, hitting just .147 in 25 games.