Rick VandenHurk
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VandenHurk with the Baltimore Orioles
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| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 44 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: May 22, 1985 Eindhoven, Netherlands |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: April 10, 2007, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| KBO: April 17, 2013, for the Samsung Lions | |||
| NPB: June 14, 2015, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||
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| MLB: October 3, 2012, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| KBO: October 14, 2014, for the Samsung Lions | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 8–11 | ||
| Strikeouts | 179 | ||
| KBO statistics | |||
| Win-loss record | 20-13 | ||
| Strikeouts | 317 | ||
| NPB statistics (through 2016 Season) |
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| Win-loss record | 16-3 | ||
| Strikeouts | 212 | ||
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Henricus "Rick" Nicolas VandenHurk (born May 22, 1985, as Henricus van den Hurk) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball. He is a member of the Netherlands national baseball team.
At the age of 16, VandenHurk was scouted by Chicho Jesurun when playing for the Oosterhout baseball team Twins, where his father was coach. He went to Fort Lauderdale Preparatory School where he graduated in 2003.
VandenHurk was signed by the Florida Marlins as an international free agent in 2002.
Prior to his major league debut in 2007, he had never pitched above Class-A. He underwent ligament replacement surgery on his right arm in 2005.
In 2006, VandenHurk started five games for the Gulf Coast League Marlins in rookie ball and three more games for the Jupiter Hammerheads of High-A. In the rookie league, VandenHurk allowed just two runs on four hits in 15 innings of work, while striking out 26 batters. With the Hammerheads, he allowed three earned runs on five hits through ten innings and striking out 15.
On April 9, 2007, VandenHurk was promoted to the Marlins from the Double-A Carolina Mudcats when pitcher Ricky Nolasco was placed on the disabled list. At the time of his debut, he was the youngest player in the National League. He made his first major league appearance on April 10, starting against the Milwaukee Brewers. A rain delay cut his debut short after 4 2⁄3 innings, in which he allowed one earned run on five hits, with five strikeouts and three walks.
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