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.

Kevin Heijstek (born April 19, 1988) is a Dutch former professional baseball pitcher. He had previously played for DOOR Neptunus since 2005, before joining the Amsterdam Pirates in 2013. He also played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2009 World Port Tournament, 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 France International Baseball Tournament, 2014 European Baseball Championship,…

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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

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

baseball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

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

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.