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The Haarlem Baseball Week ( nl, Honkbalweek Haarlem, before 2016 known as ) is an international invitation
Honkbalweek Haarlem official website (Dutch)Honkbalweek Haarlem official website (English)
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The Haarlem Baseball Week ( nl, Honkbalweek Haarlem, before 2016 known as ) is an international invitation baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...
tournament at the in Haarlem, Netherlands
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. It was first held in and has been held every other year in even-numbered years since .
In December 2016, a few months after the 28th edition of the event, the organisation of the tournament announced that this had been the last edition and that there would be no new editions due to financial problems. A workgroup was formed to find sponsors in order to realise a relaunch, which succeeded after several companies and the municipality of Haarlem guaranteed an amount that would cover the costs of at least three new editions.
The 2018 Haarlem Baseball Week, the 29th edition of the event, was won by Japan, their fourth title. The 2020 edition of the tournament was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Results
Medal table
Tournament awards
*Homerun King *Most Popular Player *Press Award *Best Defensive Player *Best Hitter *Best Pitcher *Most Valuable PlayerSee also
* World Port Tournament * Baseball awards#World *Baseball in the Netherlands
Baseball in the Netherlands started in , having been introduced to the country by English teacher J.C.G Grasé of Amsterdam, following a holiday to America. The first professional baseball league (now the Honkbal Hoofdklasse) began in . The nati ...
References
External links
Honkbalweek Haarlem official website (Dutch)
{{International baseball Haarlem Recurring sporting events established in 1961