Neptune therefore scored its first market hit. From the Dutch Hoofdklasse the winger Victor Draijer will arrive on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea, an important signing given what the boy from the province of Haarlem has done in the last two seasons in the orange top flight. Best hitter overall in the 2020 season with .500 batting average, the only player in the history of Dutch baseball to succeed in this feat! Draijer did it thanks to a streak of 21 races, all those played in the 2020 season due to Covid, in which he has always beaten at least one valid, in the end his historical statistic speaks of 42 valid in 21 games with the jersey of the Pioners Hoofddorp.
In 2021, the year in which he already had to land in Neptune, he confirmed himself with the Bussum HCAWs, closing with an excellent .328 average.
At Baseballmania today he released his first exclusive interview as a new player of Neptune BC 1945.
You already had to wear the Neptune jersey in 2021, you arrive with a late season but with the confirmation among the best hunters of the Hoofdklasse:
“I was disappointed when the transfer to Neptune was canceled due to Covid – declared Victor Draijer – Now I am finally happy and with great enthusiasm I will join the Neptune roster for next season”.
Your statistics in 2020 have been record-breaking and have not gone unnoticed by you have big Dutch clubs, such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam, or the rest of the big European clubs. Neptune anticipated all:
“Nettuno is among the great clubs in Europe – continues Draijer – and with a great history behind it, made up of many victories. I am ready to give my help to add other important successes ”.
How do you want to introduce yourself to your new fans?
“I want to tell the fans that I am a player who loves baseball and that I always try to improve myself. I play outside with solidity and I have a good arm. In the batting box I have great confidence and I want to be a player that Neptune can count on ”.
So Victor Draijer is the first piece of Neptune for next season. The transfer market has just begun and sees the DS Leonardo Mazzanti very active on European and SerieA baseball. In fact, the latest rumors speak of Neptune who would have other Dutch players in his sights. News could arrive this week.
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