Twins Oosterhout

Twins Oosterhout is baseball and softball club based in Oosterhout, the Netherlands. The Twins have played in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse since 2016.[1] The team plays its home games at Sportpark de Slotbosse Toren.[2]

Former Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Keiji Uezono played for the Twins in 2016.[3][4] He went 4-1 with a 1.68 ERA in 59 innings pitched.[5]

In 2021, the Twins began a exchange program with the Ibaraki Astro Planets of the Baseball Challenge League. Under the program, two Japanese players from the Astro Planets roster are playing with the Twins for the 2021 season. In the future the Twins will also be able to send players and/or coaches to the Astro Planets to participate in a full Baseball Challenge League season.[6]

In 2023, American politician J.D Scholten pitched for the Twins,[7] going 2 –1 with a 4.50 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 26 innings pitched.[8]

  1. ^ Season-by-season statistics of Dutch Baseball Competitions, 2010-2021. KNBSB Stats. Retrieved May 2, 2021. https://www.knbsbstats.nl/
  2. ^ Rusignuolo, Michael (19 July 2019). "Sportpark De Slotbosse Toren - Oosterhaut Twins". Stadium Journey. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ^ Asa Satoshi (11 November 2016). "なぜそこに？ 元セ・リーグ新人王・ 上園啓史が語る、オランダ野球事情". web Sportiva (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ https://twins-sc.com/japan-day/ Description of "Japan Day" from Oosterhout Twins' official site. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Keiji Uezono Japanese Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  6. ^ van der Meijs, Charles. "Twins versterkt de Japanse connectie door deal met profclub Astro Planets." BN De Stem. April 15, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021. https://www.bndestem.nl/regiosport/twins-versterkt-de-japanse-connectie-door-deal-met-profclub-astro-planets~a727f296/ (in Dutch)
  7. ^ McNett, Jared (27 July 2023). "Sioux City Rep. J.D. Scholten making a return to baseball". TheGazette.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  8. ^ "J.D. Scholten Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.