Brock D. Dykxhoorn (born July 2, 1994) is a Canadian professional

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for the

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of the

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(CPBL). He has previously played in the

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for the

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and

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Career

Amateur career

Dykxhoorn attended St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School in

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, and

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Houston Astros

The

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selected Dykxhoorn in the sixth round of the

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, and signed him for a $250,000

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. After signing, Dykxhoorn was assigned to the

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where he went 3–3 with a 4.31 ERA in 12 games. In 2015, he played for the

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, posting an 8–5 record and 3.88 ERA. He was promoted to the

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for the 2016 season where he went 10–4 with a 5.02 ERA in a career high innings pitched. He spent the 2017 season with the

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, going 3–5 with a 4.62 ERA in 25 games pitched. He was released by the Astros organization on November 13, 2018.

SK Wyverns

On November 16, 2018, he signed with

of the

. On March 26, 2019, Dykxhoorn made his KBO debut. He was waived on June 3.

Lotte Giants

On June 9, 2019, Dykxhoorn was claimed off waivers by the

of the

. In 29 total games (28 starts) for the Giants, he posted a 6-10 record and 4.34 ERA with 117 strikeouts across innings pitched. After the season, October 13, Dykxhoorn was selected

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at the

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Uni-President Lions

On June 23, 2020, Dykxhoorn signed with the

of the

. Dykxhoorn won the 2020

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with the Lions and re-signed with the team for the 2021 season. In 27 games, he posted an impressive 1.83 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, and accumulated 4.56 WAR over innings. On January 5, 2022, Dykxhoorn re-signed with the club. On August 8, it was announced that Dykxhoorn would undergo back surgery to repair a

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and miss 3 months, and likely the remainder of the season. In 12 starts for the team, Dykxhoorn logged a 3-3 record and 2.96 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 73 innings pitched. On December 17, 2022, Dykxhoorn re-signed with the Lions for the 2023 season. In 25 starts, he posted a 10-7 record and 2.83 ERA with 104 strikeouts over innings of work. Dykxhoorn made 21 appearances (19 starts) for the Lions in 2024, compiling an 8-4 record and 2.58 ERA with 95 strikeouts across 122 innings pitched. On January 10, 2025, Dykxhoorn re-signed with the Lions for his sixth season with the team. He was the Lions' Opening Day starter in 2025.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dykxhoorn, Brock 1994 births Living people Baseball people from Ontario Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Canada national baseball team players Canadian expatriate baseball players in South Korea Canadian expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Canadian people of Dutch descent Central Arizona Vaqueros baseball players Corpus Christi Hooks players Fresno Grizzlies players Greeneville Astros players KBO League pitchers Lancaster JetHawks players Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists in baseball People from Goderich, Ontario Sportspeople from Huron County, Ontario Quad Cities River Bandits players SSG Landers players Uni-President Lions players West Virginia Mountaineers baseball players 2019 WBSC Premier12 players Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games