You’re looking at a genuine baseball pioneer. Okay, so Bert Blyleven is the best-known Dutch-born player in the majors, but Eenhoorn was far more instrumental in the formation of baseball in the Netherlands. It’s a shame he never caught on at the major league level, because he was a hell of a fielder. The bat just never caught up with the glove, and with Derek Jeter drafted just a year later, the writing was on the wall for Eenhoorn. He got some major league playing time, but never stuck.
It’s a shame, too, because I thought he was going to be the Yankees’ shortstop for a decade or so. You never know with prospects though…
