| Robert Eenhoorn | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Robert Eenhoorn in 2007 | |
| Second baseman/Shortstop | |
| Born: February 9, 1968 Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 27, 1994, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1997, for the Anaheim Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .239 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 10 |
| Teams | |
| As Player
As Manager | |
Robert Franciscus Eenhoorn (born February 9, 1968) is a Dutch former professional baseball player and manager. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a utility infielder for the New York Yankees and California/Anaheim Angels. On September 27, 1997,[1] Eenhoorn became the first Dutch-born player to hit a home run in the Major Leagues since Jack Lelivelt in 1912.[2][3] The feat was later repeated by Greg Halman and Didi Gregorius. All other Dutch MLB players to have hit home runs were born elsewhere, mainly in the country's Caribbean territories, most notably the Curaçao natives Andruw Jones and Hensley Meulens.
From 2009 to 2014 Eenhoorn served as the technical director for the Netherlands national baseball team.
Since 2014, Eenhoorn has been the general director of the Dutch football club AZ Alkmaar.[4] In March 2015, he hired another former Major Leaguer, Billy Beane, as an advisor.[5]
- ^ "Baseball Reference, Robert Eenhoorn Home Run Log".
- ^ "Baseball Reference, Jack Lelivelt Home Run Log".
- ^ "Baseball Reference, Players Born in the Netherlands".
- ^ "Finalized: Eenhoorn joins AZ Alkmaar on October 1". Mister Baseball. May 19, 2014.
- ^ "AZ Alkmaar hire Oakland A's general manager and Moneyball hero Billy Beane". The Guardian. March 18, 2015.