Kevin Heijstek

Kevin Heijstek is exactly the kind of athlete I love to spotlight: a pitcher who built a long career in a place where baseball is not the default obsession. Coming out of Dordrecht, moving from DOOR Neptunus to the Amsterdam Pirates, and taking the mound for the Netherlands at the 2013 World Baseball Classic, he represents the quiet global spread of the game. I respect that persistence more than any flashy stat line. Dutch baseball rarely gets attention from fans in Japan or the States, and players like Heijstek are why that scene deserves a closer, more serious look.

Name (English)

Kevin Heijstek

Name (Japanese)

ケビン・ベジスティック

Reading

けびん・べじすてぃっく

Born

April 19, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

Origin

Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

Occupation

baseball player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF

Tags

• South Holland
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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