NEW YORK, NY - JULY 24: Baseballs are seen before the Toronto Blue Jays take on the New York Mets at Citi Field on July 24, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
The Netherlands has been able to produce a number of big-league stars such as Xander Bogaerts, Andruw Jones, and Kenley Jansen due to their presence in the Caribbean, controlling territories such as Aruba and Curaçao that have quickly become baseball hot spots. Like most European nations, the Dutch have struggled to produce high end baseball talent from their mainland, with only eleven players stepping foot on a major league field.