Tom de Blok

Tom Robin de Blok (born 8 May 1996) is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for the Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

On 26 August 2013, de Blok signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners after participating in the MLB European Academy in Germany.

[4] After the season, de Blok had a two-day tryout with the Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

[5] After his performance in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, de Blok signed a four-year minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers organization on 10 April 2017.

[6][2] He made his affiliated debut with the Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps, pitching once for the Low-A Connecticut Tigers in June.

[9] de Blok returned to the Amsterdam Pirates following his stint with the Tigers, logging a 2.00 ERA in 5 games with the team in 2020.

[4] On 14 May 2021, de Blok threw the fourth perfect game in the history of the Dutch Major Leagues, defeating Kinheim 12–0 and striking out seven batters.