On this page you can find resumes of foreign baseballplayers who want to play for a team in Holland. When you're also a baseballplayer who would like to play for a Dutch team and you want your resume here on this site, send an e-mail with information about yourself (teams, positions, stats, career highlights, references, etc.) to the following address: honkbalsite@hotmail.com. If you want to contact one of the following foreign players, use their e-mailaddress beneath the resume.
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Brett Willemburg
Full Name: Brett Justin Willemburg
Born: July 02, 1984
Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 195
Position: Shortstop
Bats: Switch Hitter
Throws: Rightt
Career avg: .405
My name is Brett Willemburg and I am from South Africa. I am a switch hitting Shortstop currently looking for a place to play this summer. I just got released from Pro Ball (Pittsburgh Pirates) a few months ago.
If you have any further questions or want to see my stats please do not hesitate to ask. For a referral you can contact Tom Randolph, Scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Player profile:
Jul. 2000: Signed with the Kansas City Royals Orginisation
Aug. 2000: "AAA" World Championships - Alberta Canada
Sep. 2000: Attended Instructional League - Florida, USA
Jan. 2001: Debut for VOB
Apr. 2001: Spring Training with the Gulf Coast Royals
Jul. 2001: Australian Baseball Academy
Sep. 2001: Selected as a Non-Travelling Reserve for South Africa - World Cup, Taipei 2001
Mar. 2002: Won Home Run Title (Major League - Cape Town, South Africa)
Mar. 2003: Awarded MVP (Major League - Cape Town, South Africa)
Apr. 2003: Underwent Successful Operation in Kansas, After Dislocating Right Shoulder
Nov. 2003: Completed Rehab
Jan. 2004: Represented South Africa in the Olympic Qualifier against Australia in Sydney
Feb. 2004: Released by the Royals
Jun. 2004: Played for Cologne Dodgers in Germany
Jul-Sep 2004: Helped Croydon (England), Qualify for and Win the Final Four Competition. Awarded MVP (Final Four)
Mar. 2005: Won Batting Award, Home Run Title & Most RBI's Title (Major League - Cape Town, South Africa)
Apr. 2005: Represented Western Province at annual IPT in Durban.
Sep. 2005: Represented South Africa at the World Cup in the Netherlands
Mar. 2006: Represented South Africa at the World Baseball Classic
Mar. 2007: Won Batting Award, Home Run Title, Most RBI's and awarded MVP (Major League - Cape Town, South Africa)
Nov. 2007: Represented South Africa at the World Cup in Taiwan
Jan. 2008: Represented South Africa in the Olympic Qualifier in Taiwan
Mar. 2009: Represented South Africa at the World Baseball Classic
Apr. 2009: Signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates Organisation
E-mail: brett@willemburg.com
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