Netherlands national baseball team
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| Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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| Federation | KNBSB |
| Confederation | CEB |
| Manager | Hensley Meulens |
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| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2006) |
| Best result | 4th (1 time, in 2013) |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1996) |
| Best result | 5th (2 times, most recent in 2000) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 17 (First in 1970) |
| Best result |
 1st (1 time, in 2011) |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1983) |
| Best result |
 2nd (2 times, most recent in 2010) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 31 (First in 1956) |
| Best result |
 1st (22 times, most recent in 2016) |
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| Tournament Results | |
| Puerto Rico 2006 | 11th |
| Puerto Rico / United States 2009 | 7th |
| Taiwan / Japan / United States 2013 | 4th |
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Netherlands Baseball at the Olympics |
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| Demonstration | |
 Seoul, 1988
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5th |
| Medal Event | |
 Barcelona, 1992
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DNQ |
 Atlanta, 1996
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5th |
 Sydney, 2000
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5th |
 Athens, 2004
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6th |
 Beijing, 2008
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7th |
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Netherlands Baseball World Cup |
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| Amateur World Series | |
 Colombia, 1970
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12th |
 Cuba, 1973
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7th |
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Colombia, 1976
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11th |
 Italy, 1978
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7th |
 Japan, 1980
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12th |
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South Korea, 1982
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6th |
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Cuba, 1984
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13th |
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Netherlands, 1986
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9th |
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Italy, 1988
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10th |
 Canada, 1990
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9th |
 Nicaragua, 1994
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10th |
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Italy, 1998
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6th |
 Taiwan, 2001
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7th |
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Cuba, 2003
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9th |
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Netherlands, 2005
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4th |
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Taiwan, 2007
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4th |
 Europe, 2009
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6th |
 Panama, 2011
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1st |
The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are currently ranked as the best team in the European Union, and the team is also ranked ninth in the IBAF World Rankings.
The Netherlands participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. The team has also participated in both of the other major international baseball tournaments recognised by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF): the World Baseball Classic (WBC) and the Baseball World Cup. In 2011, the team won the World Cup after beating 25-time champion Cuba in the finals.
The team is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond, which is represented in the Confederation of European Baseball. The team is most often made up of players from the Netherlands in Europe and from Dutch territories in the Caribbean such as the islands of the former Netherlands Antilles, where baseball is extremely popular. Some foreigners of Dutch descent also have been members of the team. While baseball only maintains a niche following throughout Europe, the Netherlands, along with Italy, are the two European countries where the sport's popularity is strongest.
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