Martijn Meeuwis

Martijn Meeuwis

Personal information
Full name	Martijn Meeuwis
Date of birth	July 14, 1982 (1982-07-14) (age 29)
Place of birth	Moergestel, Netherlands
Playing position	catcher, right handed
Club information
Current club	Neptunus
National team‡
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007-	Netherlands
† Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 5, 2008

Martijn Meeuwis (born July 14, 1982 in Moergestel) is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Neptunus and the Dutch national team.^[1]

Meeuwis debuted with the Twins Sport Club in 1999 as a teenager but did not return to the Hoofdklasse again until 2004, when he became a full-time player.^[1] When the Twins were relegated, Meeuwis moved to HCAW. In 2005, he hit .184/.266/.233 as a regular outfielder. In 2006, he was the club's regular center fielder, though he also filled in at second base. He hit .304/.377/.402 and led the league in triples (5).^[1] In 2007, Meeuwis really blossomed after joining DOOR Neptunus. He hit .301/.394/.500 with 37 RBI in 39 games while returning to catcher, his original position.^[1] He threw out 19 of 35 would-be base-stealers. He was 7th in 2007 Hoofdklasse in batting average, third in home runs (6) and second in RBI (six behind leader Tjerk Smeets).^[1] He was named as one of the three finalists for the league MVP award alongside Fausto Álvarez and Danny Rombley; Álvarez won.^[1]

Meeuwis joined the Dutch national team when Johnny Balentina, another C-OF, was injured.^[1] He was part of the team's historic first visit to the United States, which included a win over the college edition of Team USA.^[1] He played also in the 2007 World Port Tournament, going 1 for 6. Balentina was back with the team for the 2007 European Championship but Meeuwis replaced him once more for the 2007 Baseball World Cup.^[1] He was 3 for 10 with 2 walks and a double in the World Cup that year, helping fill in for CF Roger Bernadina.^[1] He had a key role in the Dutch win over host Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals. En-Yu Lin had retired 13 batters in a row and held a 2-0 lead when Meeuwis walked and came around to score on a hit by Reily Legito.^[1] Gregory Halman later replaced Meeuwis in center in that game. Meeuwis hit .231/.375/.231 in the 2008 European Cup in Regensburg.^[1]

Meeuwis was selected by coach Robert Eenhoorn in the team that represents the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[2]

External links

• Meeuwis's profile at honkbalsite.com (Dutch)
• Martijn Meeuwis @ Baseball Reference

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} BR Bullpen: Martijn Meeuwis, baseball-reference.com, ret: Aug 5, 2008
2. ^ Dutch Olympic Baseball squad 2008, knbsb.nl, ret: Aug 5, 2008

Persondata
Name	Meeuwis, Martijn
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Date of birth	July 14, 1982
Place of birth	Moergestel, Netherlands
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