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Dwayne Kemp

Dwayne Kemp
Kemp (center) in 2011
Curaçao Neptunus – No. 24
Infielder
Born: (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 36)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing  Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Panama City National team
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hoofddorp National team
Haarlem Baseball Week
Gold medal – first place 2016 Haarlem National team
World Port Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rotterdam National team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Netherlands National team
France International Baseball Tournament [fr]
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sénart [fr] National team

Dwayne Kemp (born 24 February 1988 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch professional baseball infielder for the Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

Career

On October 20, 2007, Kemp signed with the Chicago Cubs organization as an international free agent.[1] Prior to signing with the team, Kemp had played with the DOOR Neptunus and Sparta-Feyenoord in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top Dutch baseball league. He made his professional debut in 2008 with the rookie-level AZL Cubs, and also played for the Class-A Short Season Boise Hawks, hitting a cumulative .227/.292/.375 with 1 home run and 9 runs batted in (RBIs) in 32 games. He returned to the AZL Cubs in 2009, where he slashed .248/.303/.416 with 1 home run and 12 RBI in 25 games. On March 28, 2010, Kemp was released by the Cubs organization.[2]

Kemp returned to the Neptunus, now known as the Curaçao Neptunus, following his release from the Cubs organization, with whom he has played for since. Kemp was named the league's most valuable playerst valuable player in 2018.[3]

International career

Kemp has played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic[4] and other international tournaments, including the 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2010 European Baseball Championship,[5] 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2013 World Port Tournament, 2015 World Port Tournament, 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week,[6] 2016 France International Baseball Tournament [fr],[7] 2016 European Baseball Championship, 2019 European Baseball Championship,[8] 2021 European Baseball Championship, and 2023 European Baseball Championship.[9] He also played for the Netherlands in 2020 Olympic qualifiers in 2019 and 2021 and the WBSC Premier12 tournaments in 2015, 2019, and 2024.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Dwayne Kemp Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America".
  2. ^ "Dwayne Kemp Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  3. ^ Stoovelaar, Marco (November 9, 2018). "Dwayne Kemp Most Valuable Player; Diegomar Markwell Best Pitcher 2018". Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  4. ^ "World Baseball Classic Stats: Kingdom of the Netherlands 2017". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  5. ^ "ITALY vs NETHERLANDS (Jul 31, 2010)". BaseballEurope.com. July 31, 2010. Archived from the original on August 14, 2010.
  6. ^ Garia en de Caster meest opvallende namen in selectie Honkbalweek Archived September 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine KNBSB (in Dutch)
  7. ^ Visser, Seb (2016-08-25). "Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch).
  8. ^ Zon, Rogier van (2016-09-07). "Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch).
  9. ^ "Dwayne Richenel Adonis Kemp". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  10. ^ "Dwayne Richenel Adonis Kemp". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
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