Juremi Gregorius Profar (born January 30, 1996) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan

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for the

Grosseto Baseball Club The Grosseto Baseball Club is a baseball franchise based in the city of Grosseto, Tuscany in Italy, which was founded in 1952. History Grosseto BBC was previously a franchise in Italy's top professional competition, the Italian Baseball League. ...

of the

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(IBL).

Early life

Profar represented

Willemstad, Curaçao Willemstad ( ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to that entity's d ...

and Pabao Little League at the

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

and 2008 Little League World Series. His brothers, Jurickson and Jurdrick, have also represented the same Little League in the finals, Jurickson doing so in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

and

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, followed later by Jurdrick in

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

Professional career

Texas Rangers

Profar signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on September 4, 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the

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, batting .281/.361/.350 with 44 RBI in 63 games. In 2014, he played for the

Spokane Indians The Spokane Indians are a Minor League Baseball team located in Spokane Valley, the city immediately east of Spokane, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest. The Indians are members of the High-A Northwest League (NWL) as an affiliate of the Co ...

where he batted .247 with one home run and 36 RBI in 67 games. He also played in seven games for the

Hickory Crawdads The Hickory Crawdads are a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers. They are located in Hickory, North Carolina, and play their home games at L. P. Frans St ...

and two games for the

Round Rock Express The Round Rock Express are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers. They are located in Round Rock, Texas, and play their home ...

. Profar spent 2015 with the

High Desert Mavericks The High Desert Mavericks were an American Minor League Baseball team in Adelanto, California, that played their home games at Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium. They played in the Class A-Advanced California League. The franchise had eight d ...

and Hickory, where he compiled a .266 batting average with four home runs and 33 RBI in 77 games between both teams. In 2016, with High Desert he slashed .300/.355/.473 with 13 home runs, 58 RBI, and an .827 OPS in 103 games. In 2017 with the

Frisco RoughRiders The Frisco RoughRiders (often shortened to 'Riders) are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A (baseball), Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers. Based in Frisco, Texas, the team is named aft ...

, he batted .263 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI in 109 games. Profar spent the 2018 season with Frisco, hitting .232/.283/.352 with 10 home runs and 51 RBI. Profar split the 2019 season between Frisco and the

Nashville Sounds The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the ci ...

, hitting a combined .265/.324/.394 with 10 home runs and 60 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.

Boston Red Sox

On November 22, 2019, Profar signed a minor league contract with the

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. Profar did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. He was released by the Red Sox on May 29, 2020.

Bravos de León

On February 17, 2022, Profar signed with the

Bravos de León The Bravos de León (English: León Braves) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. History Cachorros de León (1979–80) Mexican League baseball in León began in 1979 when the Alijadore ...

of the

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. He appeared in 6 games for León, going 6-for-23 with 2 RBI. Profar was released by the club on May 23.

Marineros de Ensenada

Profar signed with the Marineros de Ensenada for the 2022

Liga Norte de México The Liga Norte de México (''LNM'') (English: ''Northern League of México'') is a professional baseball minor league based in northwest Mexico, with seven teams in the states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. Formerly known as ...

(LNM) season. He left the team towards the end of the regular season due to a commitment with the Netherlands national team, though he returned to the Marineros ahead of the championship series against the . Profar helped them win the LNM title after beating the Freseros in five games.

Québec Capitales

On February 14, 2023, Profar signed with the

Québec Capitales The Québec Capitales ( French: Capitales de Québec and often referred to as the Caps) are a professional baseball team based in Quebec City. The Capitales compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the North Division in the Atlantic Confe ...

of the

Frontier League The Frontier League (FL; French: ''Ligue Frontière'', LF) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 18 teams – 15 in the United States and 3 in Canada. The FL is one of the eight independent baseball leagues in North Ame ...

Karachi Monarchs

On October 23, 2023, Profar was selected in the sixth round by the

Karachi Monarchs The Karachi Monarchs are a professional baseball club from Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 2023 as a member of Baseball United, the Karachi Monarchs are the first professional baseball team in Pakistan's history. The league has scheduled its first ...

, with the 48th overall pick, of the 2023

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inaugural draft.

Québec Capitales (second stint)

On April 23, 2024, Profar re–signed with the

of the

. In 14 games for Québec, he hit .263/.312/.333 with no home runs and six RBI. On May 29, Profar was released by the Capitales.

Hotsand Macerata Angels

On June 19, 2024, Profar signed with the Hotsand Macerata Angels of the

Grosseto Baseball Club

In 2025, Profar signed with the

of the

International career

Profar played for the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

at the

2019 WBSC Premier12 The 2019 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was the second WBSC Premier12 event. The championship w ...

. He also represented the Netherlands at the

2023 World Baseball Classic The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball tournament and the fifth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. It began on March 8, 2023, and ran until March 21. It was originally scheduled to take place in ...

. Profar played third base and batted .609 with a .643 on base percentage with 14 hits (all leading the championship) in 23 at bats for the Netherlands at the

2023 European Baseball Championship The 2023 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by the Confederation of European Baseball. It was held in five cities in the Czech Republic, from September 24 to October 1, 2023. The championship marked t ...

in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

Personal life

Profar's older brother is All-Star

Jurickson Profar Jurickson Barthelomeus Profar (born February 20, 1993) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego ...

. His younger brother Jurdrick Profar signed his first professional contract with the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...

in 2024.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Profar, Juremi 1996 births Living people Baseball players from Willemstad Curaçao expatriate baseball players in Canada Curaçao expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Curaçao expatriate baseball players in Mexico Curaçao expatriate baseball players in the United States Baseball infielders Bravos de León players Dominican Summer League Rangers players Dutch people of Curaçao descent European Baseball Championship players Spokane Indians players Hickory Crawdads players High Desert Mavericks players Frisco RoughRiders players Round Rock Express players Nashville Sounds players Québec Capitales players 2021 European Baseball Championship players 2023 World Baseball Classic players 2023 European Baseball Championship players