Loek van Mil

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Mil, not Mil.

Loek van Mil
van Mil with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Pitcher
Born: (1984-09-15)15 September 1984
Oss, Netherlands
Died: 28 July 2019(2019-07-28) (aged 34)
Canberra, Australia[1]
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
14 September, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last NPB appearance
7 October, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average4.15
Strikeouts7
Teams
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
Silver medal – second place 2012 Rotterdam National team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hoofddorp National team
Haarlem Baseball Week
Gold medal – first place 2016 Haarlem National team
World Port Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2015 Netherlands National team
France International Baseball Tournament [fr]
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sénart [fr] National team

Ludovicus Jacobus Maria "Loek" van Mil (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈluk fɑ ˈmɪl]; 15 September 1984 – 28 July 2019) was a Dutch professional baseball pitcher. At the height of 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m), he was and still is the tallest player in the history of professional baseball.[2] He played for Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse and for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He also played for the Netherlands national baseball team, serving as the team's closer in the 2013 World Baseball Classic and the 2015 Premier 12. He also appeared in the 2007 Baseball World Cup and 2017 World Baseball Classic. He missed the 2008 Summer Olympics due to injury.

  1. ^ Gleeson, Scott (29 July 2019). "Loek van Mil, one of tallest baseball players ever at 7-foot-1, dies from 'fatal accident'". USA Today.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PEOPLE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).