Dutch Baseball

The Netherlands Antilles are two island groups in the Caribbean Sea: Curacao and Bonaire located off the coast of Venezuela, and St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius, which lie east of the U.S. Virgin Islands. In regards to baseball, the Netherlands are most notable for: producing Andruw Jones and Hensley "Bam Bam" Muelens (from Curacao); birthplace of Bert "be home" Blyleven (Holland). In Holland, baseball has a strong niche following in Amsterdam, Haarlem, Rotterdam, Eindhoven and Almere, with the port city of Rotterdam and Haarlem - "Honkbal City" - the two major players.