Tom Stuifbergen

Tom Stuifbergen (born 26 September 1988) is a Dutch former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Netherlands in the 2009, 2013, and 2017 World Baseball Classic and other international tournaments. He pitched in the American minor leagues from 2007 to 2013, then in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse through 2021.

Professional career Stuifbergen played for the Amsterdam Pirates in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse in 2005 and 2006

Stuifbergen pitched for Kinheim in the Hoofdklasse from 2014 to 2017, then moved to Haarlem rival DSS Haarlem, pitched for Amsterdam Pirates in 2019, then pitched for DSS/Kinheim in 2021. That November, he played in the Intercontinental Cup where the team was runner-up to Cuba. He pitched innings in 4 appearances. His record was 2–1 with a 3.68 ERA, three strikeouts, three walks, and nine hits.

In the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC), he started the Netherlands' second game against the favored Dominican Republic. He pitched 4 innings, had three strikeouts, and allowed no runs. The Dutch went on to win the game, their second of the 2009 WBC, to advance to the second round.

Stuifbergen was one of the top Dutch pitchers at the 2011 Baseball World Cup, which the Netherlands won.

He returned to the Dutch team at the 2013 and 2017 WBCs. He was 0–1 with an 11.37 ERA in 2013, then 0–1 with a 3.86 ERA in 2017.