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Tom de Blok
Curaçao Neptunus
Pitcher
Born: (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 28) Amstelveen, Netherlands
Bats: RightThrows: Right
Medals Men's Baseball Representing  Netherlands European Baseball Championship 2016 Hoofddorp National team

Tom Robin de Blok (born 8 May 1996) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for the Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

Career

Seattle Mariners

On 26 August 2013 de Blok signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization. However, on 17 April 2014, de Blok retired from professional baseball without playing in a game for the organization.

Mr. Cocker HCAW

de Blok came out of retirement to join Mr. Cocker HCAW for the 2014 season, a team in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top baseball league in the Netherlands, where he posted a 3.20 ERA in 17 appearances.

Amsterdam Pirates

The following season, de Blok joined the Amsterdam Pirates, where he posted a 4-0 record and 1.54 ERA in 20 games with the team. After the season, de Blok was offered a tryout with the Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the top baseball league in Japan. After the tryout de Blok decided to return to the Pirates. That season, he recorded a 5-0 record and 0.88 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 41.0 innings of work.

Detroit Tigers

After a good performance in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, de Blok signed a four-year minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers organization on 10 April 2017. He made his affiliated debut for the Low–A Connecticut Tigers, and after pitching 3+2⁄3 scoreless innings, was promoted to the Single–A West Michigan Whitecaps, where he spent the rest of the season, posting a 4-2 record and 2.87 ERA with a 1.02 WHIP in 82 innings pitched. de Blok spent the 2019 season with the High–A Lakeland Flying Tigers, recording a 2-13 record and 4.04 ERA in 21 games. De Blok did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 2 November 2020 he elected free agency.

Amsterdam Pirates (second stint)

De Blok returned to the Amsterdam Pirates following his stint with the Tigers organization after logging a 2.00 ERA in 5 games with the team in 2020. In 2021, de Blok posted a 3-2 record and 1.64 ERA in 6 games with the team. On 14 May 2021 de Blok threw the fourth perfect game in the history of the Dutch Major Leagues, defeating Corendon Kinheim 12-0 while striking out seven.

Pericos de Puebla

On 27 June 2021 de Blok signed with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. He made just one start before he was released on 8 July.

Curaçao Neptunus

On 1 October 2022, de Blok signed with the Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

International career

de Blok was a member of the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

He represented the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

References

1. "Tom de Blok Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
2. L&D Amsterdam | Amsterdam pirates Archived 3 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
3. Tom de Blok stays with L&D Amsterdam Pirates - MOSAE SPORTS
4. "Tom de Blok signs deal with the Detroit Tigers". The Dutch Baseball Hangout. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
5. ^ "Tom de Blok Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
6. "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". 30 June 2020.
7. "Full List of 2020-2021 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
8. "Tom de Blok throws fourth perfect game in Dutch baseball league history".
9. "Neptunus acquires pitchers Tom de Blok and Ryan Huntington". catcher.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
10. Teams release World Baseball Classic rosters | theScore.com
11. "Grote namen in voorselectie Koninkrijksteam voor World Baseball Classic – HonkbalSoftbal.nl". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

• 1996 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Amstelveen
• Dutch expatriate baseball players in the United States
• Baseball pitchers
• L&D Amsterdam Pirates players
• Mr. Cocker HCAW players
• Connecticut Tigers players
• West Michigan Whitecaps players
• Lakeland Flying Tigers players
• 2016 European Baseball Championship players
• 2017 World Baseball Classic players
• 2019 European Baseball Championship players
• 2023 World Baseball Classic players
• Pericos de Puebla players
• Dutch expatriate baseball players in Mexico