Randolph F. Oduber (born March 18, 1989) is an Aruban former professional

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. He played for Team Netherlands in the

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, and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

Career

Washington Nationals

Oduber was originally drafted by the

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in the 48th round of the

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, but he did not sign. The following draft, the

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selected Oduber out of Western Oklahoma State College in the 32nd round. He made his professional debut for the

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, and also played for the Single-A

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, accumulating a .324/.387/.503 batting line between the two teams. He spent 2011 with the GCL Nationals and Hagerstown again, slashing .311/.373/.421 with 5 home runs and 26 RBI. He spent the 2012 season in High-A with the

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, hitting .252/.288/.383 in 80 games. He spent the majority of the 2013 season in Potomac, also appearing in 5 games for the Double-A

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, and hit .232/.290/.337 with 4 home runs and 42 RBI. In 2014, Oduber played 1 game in Harrisburg, spending the rest of the year in Potomac, slashing .265/.301/.381 with career-highs in home runs (6) and RBI (51). He only appeared in 7 games for Harrisburg in 2016 due to injury, notching 3 hits in 16 at-bats. On April 2, 2016, Oduber was released by the Nationals organization.

Curaçao Neptunus

On May 21, 2016, Oduber signed with the Curaçao Neptunus of the Dutch Honkbal Hoofdklasse. Oduber posted a .353/.542/.412 batting line, but was limited to 8 games because of a hamstring injury.

Lincoln Saltdogs

On November 1, 2016, Oduber signed with the

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of the

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. In 94 games in 2017, he slashed .286/.328/.482 with 17 home runs and 60 RBI. On January 4, 2018, Oduber re-signed with Lincoln for the 2018 season.

Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks

On April 4, 2018, Oduber was traded to the

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. Oduber collected 20 hits in 80 at-bats for the RedHawks in 21 games.

Lincoln Saltdogs (second stint)

On July 19, 2018, Oduber re-signed with the Lincoln Saltdogs. He finished the season with Lincoln, hitting .346/.408/.520 with 7 home runs and 50 RBI. On December 13, 2018, Oduber re-signed with Lincoln. In 2019 for the Saltdogs, he slashed .284/.329/.410 with 9 home runs and 41 RBI in 79 games. Oduber was released on November 19, 2019.

Unipol Bologna

In September 2020, Oduber signed with the Unipol Bologna of the

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. He appeared in 8 games for the club, posting 9 hits in 31 at-bats, including 2 home runs.

Hoofddorp Pioniers

On April 20, 2021, Oduber signed with the Hoofddorp Pioniers of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

International career

He played for Team Netherlands in the

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, 2014 European Baseball Championship, ,

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, 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week, , and the

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''Honkbalsite , Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland'' He played for Team Netherlands in the

, and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

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