Robert Eenhoorn
Robert Eenhoorn
Robert Franciscus Eenhoorn OONis a retired Dutch professional baseball player and manager. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a utility infielder for the New York Yankees and California/Anaheim Angels. On September 27, 1997, Eenhoorn became the first Dutch-born player to hit a home run in the Major Leagues since Jack Lelivelt in 1912. The feat was later repeated by Greg Halman and Didi Gregorius.Eenhoorn played for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides of the New York Mets organization in...
everybody good saw today yesterday
I told him yesterday he was going to have a very long career. He's very good. Today everybody saw how good he is.
third
He can play first, second, third or the outfield.
smart
It wouldn't have been smart for him to be here today. He's day-to-day.
balls bounce fence
We'll want to get a feel for how balls bounce off the fence and get used to the field.
bases couple high loaded pitches swung
We swung at a couple of high pitches after getting the bases loaded with one out.
faced good hard hit hitters pitcher second seeing time
When he went the second time through the lineup I thought it would be hard to get a hit off him. He faced hitters like Carlos Lee, and these hitters are usually very good making adjustments after seeing a pitcher for the first time.