Xander Verspreet

Xander Verspreet

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born June 27, 1998

Biographical Information

Xander Verspreet has played in the First Division and for the Belgian national team. His twin brother Brendan Verspreet has been a teammate.

Xander hit .273 and slugged .323 for the 2016 Hoboken Pioneers, fielding .861 while turning 18 during the season. In 2017, he moved to the Mortsel Stars and improving his batting (.302/.397/.341) and fielding (.908) while scoring 26 runs in 36 games. In the 2017 European Championship U23, he was 0 for 2. He was back with Hoboken for '18 and hit .289/.373/.336 while fielding .933.

During 2019, he produced at a .308/.383/.393 clip with 32 RBI in 32 games, fielding .926. He was 5th in the league in RBI. In the 2019 European Championship U23, he was 1 for 7 with a RBI. The 2020 season was limited by the COVID-19 pandemic; he did well in the few games (6 for 16, 2B, BB, 4 HBP, 8 R, 5 RBI in 5 G; 15 TC, 0 E).

Verspreet batted .354/.446/.479 and fielded .957 for the champion Hoboken team in '21. He tied former minor leaguer Thomas De Wolf for second in hits (17). He played in his third European Championship U23, going 1 for 10 with a triple, two times plunked, run and a RBI. He then made the Belgian senior team for the first time, at the 2021 European Championship. His first game, he pinch-hit for Robin Roevens and was retired by Italy's Matteo Bocchi. His other appearance came in the 7th/8th place game versus Croatia, replacing Dennis De Quint at third base late in the contest and grounding out against Jose Diaz.