Stijn van der Meer

Stijn van der Meer (born May 1, 1993) is a Dutch professional baseball shortstop for Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Meer, not Meer.
Stijn van der Meer
Curaçao Neptunus – No. 18
Shortstop
Born: (1993-05-01) May 1, 1993
Rosmalen, Netherlands
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
2016 Hoofddorp National team

Van der Meer attended Lamar University.[1] The Astros selected him in the 34th round of the 2016 MLB draft. He signed and spent the season with both the GCL Astros and Greeneville Astros, slashing .329/.404/.418 in 29 games. He began 2017 with the Buies Creek Astros but was released after six games.[2]

He played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[3]

References
  1. "DPG Media Privacy Gate".
  2. "Stijn van der Meer Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. Belson, Ken (7 March 2017). "With Talent from Two Small Islands, the Netherlands is a W.B.C. Favorite". The New York Times.


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