Robert Eenhoorn
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| Robert Eenhoorn | ||
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| Robert Eenhoorn in 2007 | ||
| Second baseman/Shortstop | ||
| Born: February 9, 1968 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 27, 1994 for the New York Yankees |
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| Final game | ||
| September 28, 1997 for the Anaheim Angels |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .239 | |
| Home runs | 1 | |
| Runs batted in | 10 | |
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As Manager
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
Robert Franciscus Eenhoorn (born February 9, 1968 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch baseball manager and retired professional player. He played four seasons as a utility infielder in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees and California/Anaheim Angels. He is currently the manager of the Netherlands national baseball team.
[edit] Major League career
Robert Eenhoorn played four seasons in Major League Baseball as a utility infielder. From 1994 to 1996 he played for the New York Yankees, and from 1996 to 1997 he played for the California Angels, who changed their name to Anaheim Angels at that time.
He is the only major league player born in the Netherlands to have hit a home run.[1] All other Dutch MLB players to have hit home runs were born elsewhere, mainly in the country's Caribbean territories, most notably the Curaçao native Andruw Jones.
[edit] Managing career
Back in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Robert Eenhoorn became player-manager of the Hoofdklasse team of Neptunus, during the seasons 1999–2001.[2] All three seasons, Neptunus was most successful on a national level, since it both won in the Hoofdklasse (Dutch Major League) and the Holland Series.[3] The team also had international success when it won the European Cup in 2000 and 2001.
Since 2001 he is the manager of the Netherlands national baseball team.[4] The national team won the European Baseball Championships in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007. The national team reached the 7th place at the 2001 Baseball World Cup, the 6th place at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and 4th places at the 2005 and 2007 Baseball World Cup.[5] In 2007, Robert Eenhoorn announced he will retire as manager of the national team in 2008.[6]
[edit] References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- ^ Players Born in Netherlands. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ Eenhoorn stopt als coach bij Neptunus. Trouw. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. (Dutch)
- ^ Robert Eenhoorn. Sport1. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. (Dutch)
- ^ Gras vreten voor de bondscoach. NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. (Dutch)
- ^ Honkballers grijpen weer naast medaille. NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved on 2007-11-18. (Dutch)
- ^ Eenhoorn bondscoach tot 2008. Sport1. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Koos Maasdijk |
Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year 1990 |
Succeeded by Jeroen van Dijk |
| Preceded by Jeroen van Dijk |
Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year 1999 |
Succeeded by Raemon Sluiter |
