J. C. Sulbaran

Juan Carlos Sulbaran (born November 9, 1989 in Willemstad, Curaçao) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan baseball player for the Lexington Counter Clocks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and who has played for the Dutch national team. He throws a changeup, curveball and fastball (which peaks at around 90 mph). He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019.

J. C. Sulbaran
Sulbaran pitching for the Omaha Storm Chasers, triple-A affiliates of the Kansas City Royals, in 2015
Lexington Counter Clocks
Pitcher
Born: (1989-11-09) November 9, 1989
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men’s Baseball
Representing  Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Panama National team
France International Baseball Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sénart National team

Career

Sulbaran was voted the best pitcher in the 2004 Latin American Youth Baseball Tournament while playing for the Netherlands Antilles. He came to the United States in 2006 to play high school baseball. He missed most of 2007 because of an injury, though he struck out 24 in 12 innings. In 2008, he went 11-0 with a 1.40 ERA, striking out 88 in 67 innings and allowing 31 hits to help his team to a state championship. The Cincinnati Reds chose Sulbaran in the 30th round of the 2008 amateur draft (he was drafted late due to his commitment to the University of Florida) and was signed to a deal with the Reds on August 14, 2008, with a $500,000 signing bonus which was a record for the 30th round.

Sulbaran joined the Netherlands Antilles national baseball team for the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week and got a no-decision against the Cuban national team. He allowed one hit and one run in 7 innings and struck out 6 but walked 7. The only run was a steal of home by Giorvis Duvergel. The performance earned him a spot on the Dutch squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was the only player on the team who had never appeared for the "Orange" before.[1]

Sulbaran was traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals with Donnie Joseph for Jonathan Broxton.

International career

He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, and at the 2019 WBSC Premier12. He represented the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[2]

References
  1. Dutch Olympic Baseball squad 2008 Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, knbsb.nl, ret: Aug 5, 2008
  2. "Grote namen in voorselectie Koninkrijksteam voor World Baseball Classic – HonkbalSoftbal.nl". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). January 10, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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