Loek van Mil

Ludovicus Jacobus Maria "Loek" van Mil ([luːk vɑn mɪl]; 15 September 1984 – 28 July 2019) was a Dutch professional baseball pitcher. At 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m), he was one of the tallest players in the history of professional baseball.

Loek van Mil
van Mil with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Pitcher
Born: (1984-09-15)15 September 1984 Oss, Netherlands
Died: 28 July 2019(2019-07-28) (aged 34)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
14 September, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last NPB appearance
2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	0–1
Earned run average	4.15
Strikeouts	7
Teams
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2014)
Medals Men's Baseball Representing  Netherlands European Baseball Championship 2012 Rotterdam National team 2016 Hoofddorp National team Haarlem Baseball Week 2016 Haarlem National team World Port Tournament 2015 Netherlands National team France International Baseball Tournament [fr] 2016 Sénart [fr] National team

He played for Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse and for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

On the Netherlands national baseball team he was the team's closer in the 2013 World Baseball Classic and the 2015 Premier 12 and appeared in the 2007 Baseball World Cup.

van Mil died on 28 July 2019 from problems caused by a hiking injury at the age of 34.^[1]