bats birth_place team position birth_date article_title name throws
right amstelveen , netherlands amsterdam pirates catcher 26 november 1987 bas nooij
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sebastiaan nooij -lrb- born november 26 , 1987 -rrb- is a dutch professional baseball catcher , for the amsterdam pirates in the dutch baseball league .
he began playing in the dutch league in 2006 but moved to the u.s. to attend college in 2007 .
he attended lower columbia college and hawaii pacific university and returned to the netherlands to play baseball in 2009 .
he joined the netherlands national baseball team and was added to the roster for the 2013 world baseball classic after the starting catcher was injured .
