Austin Bibens-Dirkx

Bibens-Dirkx is my favorite kind of baseball story. A pitcher out of a Salem high school and a community college, he spent years grinding through the minors, even pitching in Taiwan, before finally reaching the majors with the Texas Rangers in his thirties. Most players give up long before that. He did not, and that persistence is worth more to me than any prodigy's quick rise. Now coaching, he gets to pass that hard-won knowledge along, which feels exactly right. I will always cheer louder for the late bloomer who refused to quit than for the can't-miss prospect.

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Name (English)

Austin Bibens-Dirkx

Name (Japanese)

オースティン・ビベンス＝ディルクス

Reading

おーすてぃん・びべんす＝でぃるくす

Born

April 29, 1985 (age 41)

Origin

Salem, Oregon, United States

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

High school

McNary High School

University

Chemeketa Community College

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/austinbd737/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin%20Bibens-Dirkx
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4822992

Tags

• Oregon
• baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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