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Rick van den Hurk
Henricus "Rick" Nicolas van den Hurk (Eindhoven, May 22, 1985) is a Dutch former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, and Pittsburgh Pirates, in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He pitched for the Netherlands national team in international tournaments.
Henricus "Rick" Nicolas van den Hurk was born on May 22, 1985, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. At the age of 16, van den Hurk was scouted by Chicho Jesurun when he was playing for the Twins Oosterhout baseball team, where his father was a coach. He went to Fort Lauderdale Preparatory School, where he excelled in baseball and graduated in 2003.
van den Hurk was signed by the Florida Marlins as an international free agent in 2002. He made his professional debut with the Rookie league GCL Marlins in 2003, pitching to a 2–6 record and 5.35 ERA in 11 games. In 2004, Van den Hurk had a 2–3 record and 3.26 ERA in 14 games for the High-A Jupiter Hammerheads. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2005 and pitched to a 2.83 ERA in 6 games between Jupiter and the Single-A Greensboro Grasshoppers. In 2006, van den Hurk started five games for the GCL Marlins and three more games for the Jupiter Hammerheads. Combined, he had a 1.80 ERA over 25 innings in 8 games for the two teams in 2006. Prior to his major league debut in 2007, he had never pitched above Class-A.
On April 9, 2007, van den Hurk was promoted to the Marlins from the Double-A Carolina Mudcats when pitcher Ricky Nolasco was placed on the disabled list. At the time of his debut, he was the youngest player in the National League. He made his first major league appearance on April 10, starting against the Milwaukee Brewers. A rain delay cut his debut short after 42⁄3 innings, in which he allowed one earned run on five hits, with five strikeouts and three walks.
van den Hurk was sent back to Double-A after the team's April 24 loss to the Atlanta Braves. In his fourth appearance, he pitched just one inning while giving up six earned runs on four hits and four walks. Pitcher Nate Field was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to take his roster spot.
On June 5, the Marlins called up van den Hurk to throw the second game of a doubleheader. He went six innings without giving up a hit until Yunel Escobar hit a double to lead off the 7th inning. He did not give up a run and earned his first win. He was sent again to Double-A on June 16.
In 2007, van den Hurk was selected to the All-Star Futures Game, for which he received the win after pitching a scoreless first inning. He finished his rookie season with a 4–6 record and 6.83 ERA in 18 major league appearances. He began the 2008 season with the Carolina Mudcats and was later promoted to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. On July 22, 2008, he was recalled to the majors on to start against the Atlanta Braves. He finished the 2008 season with a 7.71 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 14.0 innings pitched for the Marlins. He was assigned to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs to begin the 2009 season. He was brought up again to join the rotation on July 20, 2009 when the Marlins sent struggling left-hander Andrew Miller to the minor leagues. His first opponent was the San Diego Padres, with van den Hurk coming away the winner that day in a 3–2 game. He finished the 2009 season with a 3–2 record and 4.30 ERA in 11 appearances with the Marlins.
During November 2009, van den Hurk pitched for Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rico Baseball League, a baseball winter league. Van den Hurk made three starts going 0–0 with an ERA of 2.50 striking out 13 in 18 innings, while issuing just one walk. He began the 2010 season with Triple-A New Orleans, and also made 2 appearances for the Marlins, surrendering 4 runs in 1.1 innings.
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Rick van den Hurk
Henricus "Rick" Nicolas van den Hurk (Eindhoven, May 22, 1985) is a Dutch former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, and Pittsburgh Pirates, in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He pitched for the Netherlands national team in international tournaments.
Henricus "Rick" Nicolas van den Hurk was born on May 22, 1985, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. At the age of 16, van den Hurk was scouted by Chicho Jesurun when he was playing for the Twins Oosterhout baseball team, where his father was a coach. He went to Fort Lauderdale Preparatory School, where he excelled in baseball and graduated in 2003.
van den Hurk was signed by the Florida Marlins as an international free agent in 2002. He made his professional debut with the Rookie league GCL Marlins in 2003, pitching to a 2–6 record and 5.35 ERA in 11 games. In 2004, Van den Hurk had a 2–3 record and 3.26 ERA in 14 games for the High-A Jupiter Hammerheads. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2005 and pitched to a 2.83 ERA in 6 games between Jupiter and the Single-A Greensboro Grasshoppers. In 2006, van den Hurk started five games for the GCL Marlins and three more games for the Jupiter Hammerheads. Combined, he had a 1.80 ERA over 25 innings in 8 games for the two teams in 2006. Prior to his major league debut in 2007, he had never pitched above Class-A.
On April 9, 2007, van den Hurk was promoted to the Marlins from the Double-A Carolina Mudcats when pitcher Ricky Nolasco was placed on the disabled list. At the time of his debut, he was the youngest player in the National League. He made his first major league appearance on April 10, starting against the Milwaukee Brewers. A rain delay cut his debut short after 42⁄3 innings, in which he allowed one earned run on five hits, with five strikeouts and three walks.
van den Hurk was sent back to Double-A after the team's April 24 loss to the Atlanta Braves. In his fourth appearance, he pitched just one inning while giving up six earned runs on four hits and four walks. Pitcher Nate Field was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to take his roster spot.
On June 5, the Marlins called up van den Hurk to throw the second game of a doubleheader. He went six innings without giving up a hit until Yunel Escobar hit a double to lead off the 7th inning. He did not give up a run and earned his first win. He was sent again to Double-A on June 16.
In 2007, van den Hurk was selected to the All-Star Futures Game, for which he received the win after pitching a scoreless first inning. He finished his rookie season with a 4–6 record and 6.83 ERA in 18 major league appearances. He began the 2008 season with the Carolina Mudcats and was later promoted to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. On July 22, 2008, he was recalled to the majors on to start against the Atlanta Braves. He finished the 2008 season with a 7.71 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 14.0 innings pitched for the Marlins. He was assigned to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs to begin the 2009 season. He was brought up again to join the rotation on July 20, 2009 when the Marlins sent struggling left-hander Andrew Miller to the minor leagues. His first opponent was the San Diego Padres, with van den Hurk coming away the winner that day in a 3–2 game. He finished the 2009 season with a 3–2 record and 4.30 ERA in 11 appearances with the Marlins.
During November 2009, van den Hurk pitched for Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rico Baseball League, a baseball winter league. Van den Hurk made three starts going 0–0 with an ERA of 2.50 striking out 13 in 18 innings, while issuing just one walk. He began the 2010 season with Triple-A New Orleans, and also made 2 appearances for the Marlins, surrendering 4 runs in 1.1 innings.
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