HAARLEM – Baseball Week Haarlem has rounded out the field of participants for the upcoming tournament. From July 8 to 15, 2022, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Cuba and the United States will compete at Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem. The organizing committee is pleased that, after the cancelled edition in 2020, it was able to re-engage these six “classic” Baseball Week participants.
Tournament Director Léon Ravestein is pleased with the commitments of all six baseball nations. “The bar for capturing participants for the 30th edition was high. We wanted our anniversary edition to be of an ambitious level. We therefore asked the invited countries to travel to Haarlem in the strongest possible composition. The road to capturing these six top countries was long and stressful, but as tournament director I am sincerely proud of the result and grateful that the federations from the participating countries went all out to make this possible. Starting July 8, we will get to see the best baseball in Europe: a big baseball party!”
Baseball Week President Guus van Dee is also elated. “The dream field is in! Since September 2018, we have been working to make our anniversary edition special. Our target of six top countries from three continents has been met 100%. It’s a great boost for our organization, which has worked so hard to bring the best possible teams to Haarlem. Japan & Taiwan: Asian top. Cuba & USA: American top. Italy & Netherlands: European top. The main ingredients for a successful tournament are in; we can’t wait!”
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PARTICIPANTS BASEBALL WEEK 2022
Team Kingdom of the Netherlands: The Netherlands will enter Haarlem, as usual, with the A-selection. National coach Evert-Jan ‘t Hoen will announce his final roster at a later date.
Team Italy:
Thanks to shutting down the Italian league during Baseball Week, national coach (and Major League Hall of Famer) Mike Piazza can also have the strongest possible selection.
Team Japan: As usual, Japan will also send one of the top teams from the national baseball system in 2022. The reigning Baseball Week champion will travel to Haarlem with one of the strongest college teams in the country.
Team Chinese Taipei: Chinese Taipei surprised friend and foe in 2018 by reaching the final of the tournament with an experienced team. This time it looks like another university team is coming to Haarlem.
Team Cuba:
The Cuban team travels to Haarlem with the Serie Nacional champion team, Alazanes de Granma, supplemented by other stars from the highest Cuban league.
Team USA:
After a brief absence at Baseball Week, Team USA reappears in Haarlem with the Collegiate National Team (CNT), the top college team in the US.