Canadian baseball player (born 1994)
Baseball player
Brock D. Dykxhoorn
(born July 2, 1994) is a Canadian
professional baseball
pitcher
for the
Uni-President Lions
of the
Chinese Professional Baseball League
(CPBL). He previously played in the
KBO League
for the
SK Wyverns
and
Lotte Giants
.
Career
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Amateur career
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Dykxhoorn attended
St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School
in
Clinton, Ontario
, and
Central Arizona College
.
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[2]
Houston Astros
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The
Houston Astros
selected Dykxhoorn in the sixth round of the
2014 Major League Baseball draft
, and signed him for a $250,000
signing bonus
.
[3]
After signing, Dykxhoorn was assigned to the
Greeneville Astros
where he went 3?3 with a 4.31 ERA in 12 games. In 2015, he played for the
Quad Cities River Bandits
, posting an 8?5 record and 3.88 ERA. He was promoted to the
Lancaster JetHawks
for the 2016 season where he went 10?4 with a 5.02 ERA in a career high 123.2 innings pitched. He spent the 2017 season with the
Corpus Christi Hooks
, going 3?5 with a 4.62 ERA in 25 games pitched.
[4]
He was released by the Astros organization on November 13, 2018.
SK Wyverns
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On November 16, 2018, he signed with
SK Wyverns
of the
KBO League
.
[5]
On March 26, 2019, Dykxhoorn made his KBO debut. He was waived on June 3, 2019.
Lotte Giants
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On June 9, 2019, Dykxhoorn was claimed off waivers by the
Lotte Giants
of the
KBO League
.
[6]
After the season, October 13, 2019, he was selected
Canada national baseball team
at the
2019 WBSC Premier12
.
[7]
Uni-President Lions
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On June 23, 2020, Dykxhoorn signed with the
Uni-President Lions
of the
Chinese Professional Baseball League
. Dykxhoorn won the 2020
Taiwan Series
with the Lions and re-signed with the team for the 2021 season.
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In 27 games, he posted an impressive 1.83 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, and accumulated 4.56 WAR over 181.2 innings. On January 5, 2022, Dykxhoorn re-signed with the Lions for the 2022 season.
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On August 8, it was announced that Dykxhoorn would undergo back surgery to repair a herniated disc and miss 3 months, and likely the remainder of the season.
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In 12 starts for the team, Dykxhoorn logged a 3-3 record and 2.96 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 73.0 innings pitched.
On December 17, 2022, Dykxhoorn re-signed with the Lions for the 2023 season.
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References
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nurun.com (June 10, 2014).
"Astros draft Delhi pitcher | Simcoe Reformer"
. Simcoereformer.ca
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June 9,
2017
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"Ex-Vaqueros have defied long odds to reach the majors | Local Sports"
. pinalcentral.com. July 30, 2016
. Retrieved
June 9,
2017
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"Sizing up Astros' new Canadian pitching prospect | Baseball | Sports | Toronto S"
. Torontosun.com. June 7, 2014
. Retrieved
June 9,
2017
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"Brock Dykxhoorn Stats, Highlights, Bio ? MiLB.com Stats ? The Official Site of Minor League Baseball"
. Retrieved
December 9,
2017
.
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"SK Wyverns sign Canadian pitcher Dykxhoorn"
. English.yonhapnews.co.kr. November 16, 2018
. Retrieved
December 14,
2018
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"Last-place baseball club replaces American starter with Canadian right-hander"
. English.yonhapnews.co.kr. June 9, 2019
. Retrieved
June 9,
2019
.
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"Baseball Canada reveals 2019 WBSC Premier12® roster"
.
Baseball Canada
. October 8, 2019
. Retrieved
October 13,
2019
.
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"Uni-Lions Re-Sign Teddy Stankiewicz, Tim Melville, Brock Dykxhoorn for 2021 Season"
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CPBLStats.com
. December 21, 2020
. Retrieved
December 26,
2020
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"Uni-Lions Re-Sign Brock Dykxhoorn for 2022 CPBL Season"
.
CPBLStats.com
. January 5, 2022
. Retrieved
January 6,
2022
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Hsieh, Ching-wen; Yen, William (January 6, 2022).
"Uni-Lions re-sign Brock Dykxhoorn for Taiwan's CPBL 2022 season"
. Central News Agency
. Retrieved
January 7,
2022
.
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"Uni-Lions Brock Dykxhoorn to Undergo Back Surgery"
.
cpblstats.com
. Retrieved
January 4,
2023
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http://cpblstats.com/uni-lions-sign-brock-dykxhoorn-2023-season/
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