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Dwayne Kemp
Dutch baseball player (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dwayne Kemp (born 24 February 1988 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch professional baseball infielder for the Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.
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Career
On October 20, 2007, Kemp signed with the Chicago Cubs organization as an international free agent.[1] Prior to signing with the team, Kemp had played with the DOOR Neptunus and Sparta-Feyenoord in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top Dutch baseball league. He made his professional debut in 2008 with the rookie-level AZL Cubs, and also played for the Class-A Short Season Boise Hawks, hitting a cumulative .227/.292/.375 with 1 home run and 9 runs batted in (RBIs) in 32 games. He returned to the AZL Cubs in 2009, where he slashed .248/.303/.416 with 1 home run and 12 RBI in 25 games. On March 28, 2010, Kemp was released by the Cubs organization.[2]
Kemp returned to the Neptunus, now known as the Curaçao Neptunus, following his release from the Cubs organization, with whom he has played for since. Kemp was named the league's most valuable playerst valuable player in 2018.[3]
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International career
Kemp has played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic[4] and other international tournaments, including the 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2010 European Baseball Championship,[5] 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2013 World Port Tournament, 2015 World Port Tournament, 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week,[6] 2016 France International Baseball Tournament,[7] 2016 European Baseball Championship, 2019 European Baseball Championship,[8] 2021 European Baseball Championship, and 2023 European Baseball Championship.[9] He also played for the Netherlands in 2020 Olympic qualifiers in 2019 and 2021 and the WBSC Premier12 tournaments in 2015, 2019, and 2024.[10]
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