© Fotopersbureau De Boer (Poppe de Boer), Noord-Hollands Archief We have received the sad news that Bob Sullivan, founder, owner, and legendary manager of the famous Sullivans baseball team and our good friend at Baseball Week, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, at the age of 96. With his team, Bob Sullivan participated fourteen times (winning the tournament six times) in […]
Category Archives: News 2026
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The organizers of Haarlem Baseball Week have officially announced the schedule for the 32nd edition. From June 26 through July 4, 2026, the iconic Pim Mulier Stadium will once again be the venue for nine days of top-level international baseball. During the preliminary rounds, six top-tier nations will face off against each other: the Czech Republic, Curaçao, Chinese Taipei, Italy, the Kingdom of the Netherlands […]
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The national baseball team will be in Haarlem this summer during Baseball Week. The event, which will be held between June 26 and July 4, 2026, will last one day longer than previous editions. This automatically means that the stands at the Pim Mulier Stadium will be colored orange for one day longer. The Dutch team, participating […]
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The Italian national baseball team will once again be participating in this year's Haarlem Baseball Week. Italy and Baseball Week are closely linked: the Italians are present at the Pim Mulier Stadium in almost every edition. The Italian team, known to baseball fans worldwide as the Azzurri, is currently ranked 14th in the WBSC baseball world rankings; […]
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Team Japan will once again participate in this edition of Baseball Week, the world's largest invitational baseball tournament. The event, which will be held between June 26 and July 4, 2026, is familiar territory for the Japanese. The team has participated in several editions of Baseball Week and promises to deliver exciting baseball once again this time around.
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Team Chinese Taipei will participate in Haarlem Baseball Week this summer. The prestigious international baseball event will take place from June 26 to July 4 at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem. Chinese Taipei, winner of the WBSC Premier 12 tournament in 2024, is the second participant to be officially announced for the upcoming edition. Chinese Taipei is […]
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Haarlem Baseball Week will return to the Pim Mulier Stadium in 2026. From June 26 to July 4, 2026, Haarlem will once again be dominated by the world's largest international baseball invitational tournament. The organization is proud to announce the first participant: Team Curaçao. Team Curaçao is no stranger to Baseball Week. In previous editions, the Caribbean […]
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On Thursday morning, January 8, we received the sad news that Sidney de Jong, former catcher and captain of the Kingdom Team, multiple Baseball Week participant, and long-time coach for both the Dutch U23 and senior national teams, had passed away. The captain of the Kingdom Team that became world champion in Panama in 2011 was only 46 years old. De Jong came to […]
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Loyal followers of Haarlem Baseball Week will be familiar with his work, but not everyone will know who the person is who captures all those powerful hits, dizzying double plays, and spectacular catches. Louie-Jay Sienders can look back on a successful career behind the plate, but for a number of years now, he has been enjoying himself just as much behind the […]
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Haarlem, November 17, 2025 – From June 26 to July 4, 2026, the 32nd edition of Haarlem Baseball Week will be held. Six national teams, including the Kingdom Team, will compete at the Pim Mulier Stadium for the coveted victory and points for the world rankings. After an extensive evaluation of the 2024 edition, the board, led by [...], has decided to organize the event in Haarlem again.