Orlando Yntema
| Orlando Yntema | |||
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| UVV Utrecht | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 21, 1986 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s Baseball | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2011 Panama City | National team |
| European Baseball Championship | ||
| | 2014 Brno | National team |
| | 2016 Hoofddorp | National team |
| Haarlem Baseball Week | ||
| | 2016 Haarlem | National team |
| World Port Tournament | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2013 Rotterdam | National team |
| | 2015 Netherlands | National team |
| France International Baseball Tournament | ||
| | 2014 Sénart | National team |
| | 2016 Sénart | National team |
Orlando (Pena) Yntema (born February 21, 1986) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher, for the UVV Utrecht in the Dutch Baseball League.
Yntema was born in the Dominican Republic. His Frisian Dutch father worked there as a s diplomat[1] and lives there since 1972 and married a Dominican nurse. After having completed his primary and secondary education in Santo Domingo at age 17 he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco Giants in 2003. He played in the Dominican Summer League in 2003 and 2005 and the Arizona League in 2004 and 2006 before missing 2007 with an injury. He played in Class-A in 2008 and 2009 with the Augusta Greenjackets and Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
He played in the Italian Baseball League in 2010 and then the Dutch Major League in 2011 and 2012.
He also played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2010 Intercontinental Cup,[2] 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 France International Baseball Tournament,[3] 2014 European Baseball Championship,[4] 2015 World Port Tournament , 2015 WBSC Premier12[5] and 2016 France International Baseball Tournament.[6] In 2011 he got the win in the final game of the World Championship final against Cuba. He pitched seven innings and allowed one point scored.
References
- ↑ Leeuwarder Courant, 2 november 2010
- ↑ Orlando Yntema leaves Catania Warriors for UVV
- ↑ Roger Bernadina in EK-selectie Nederland de Nederlandse honkbalsite (Dutch)
- ↑ Nederlands honkbalteam opent EK tegen Kroatië The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association official site (Dutch),
- ↑ Definitieve selectie Kingdom of the Netherlands voor de Premier12 KNBSB (Dutch)
- ↑ Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (Dutch)
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)