Loek van Mil
- January 11, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Loek van Mil |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 15, 1984(1984-09-15) |
| Age | 40 |
| Date Of Death | 2019-07-28 |
| Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Birth City | Oss |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Loek van Mil Biography
| Birthday | Sep 15 |
| Birth Year | 1984 |
Loek van Mil is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on September 15, 1984 in Oss, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Ludovicus Jacobus Maria “Loek” van Mil ([luk van mIl]; 15 September 1984 – 28 July 2019 was a Dutch professional pitcher of baseball). He was 7’1″ (2.16m) tall and one of the most prominent players in professional baseball history. He was a member of Curacao Neptunus, the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB) of Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the closer for the Dutch national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the 2015 Premier 12, and also appeared in the 2007 Baseball World Cup. Due to injury, he missed the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Van Mil pitched during the 2008 season for the Beloit Snappers, Class A Midwest League. His first 44 /3 innings were a 2-2 record. He had 3 saves, a 3.22 ERA, and 42 strikeouts. This earned him a spot in the Midwest League All- Star Game. Van Mil sustained a partially torn ligament in his right ulnar collateral ligament while preparing for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He missed seven weeks of the 2009 season as he was undergoing rehabilitation.
Mil was announced as the player to be named later going to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the trade for Fuentes on 1 September 2010.
Van Mil began the 2010 season with Fort Myers. He was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Brian Fuentes on 27 August 2010.
Van Mil was selected by Robert Eenhoorn (coach for the Dutch team), to represent the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was injured in the ulnar collateral ligament and had to return home prior to the games. Van Mil was replaced in the lineup by Dave Draijer, a veteran baseball player. He was part of the KNB team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. According to NBC, it was the tallest batter-pitcher matchup ever recorded in baseball history. Van Mil, who stands 7 feet-1 inch (2.16 m), walked Nate Freiman (2.03 m), of Team Israel in a round-one game at 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Loek van Mil Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Loek van Mil is one of the richest Baseball Player from Kingdom of the Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Loek van Mil 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Van Mil signed a seven year contract as a non-drafted, free agent with the Minnesota Twins on July 7, 2005. Van Mil threw one third of scoreless innings for HCAW 2006, and spent most of the year with Gulf Coast League Twins (Rookie-level Gulf Coast League).
Van Mil was the first Dutch national baseball player to join the team in 2007 for the Baseball World Cup.
Van Mil began his 2009 season in late May with the Fort Myers Miracle, playing in the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. Later that year, he was promoted to the New Britain Rock Cats in the Class AA Eastern League. He finished the season with a 1–1 record and a 2.79 ERA in 42 games between the two clubs, 25 games out of the bullpen with Fort Myers with a 2.86 ERA and another 8 games with New Britain for a 2.45 ERA. On 20 November 2009, he was added to the Twins’ 40 man roster.
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Van Mil played in the Australian Baseball League with the Adelaide Bite for the 2015-16 until 2017-18 season, before signing with the Brisbane Bandits for the 2018-19 ABL season.
Facts & Trivia
Loek Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands. Loek van Mil celebrates birthday on September 15 of every year.
In March 2015 it was announced that van Mil would spend the year with Curaçao Neptunus Rotterdam of Honkbal Hoofdklasse. Van Mil was also named to Team Europe’s roster for the 2015 Global Baseball Matchup against Samurai Japan.
Does Loek van Mil still play?
He was diagnosed with fourteen fractures, a ruptured eardrum and bleeding on the brain. He was cleared to return to baseball in January 2019 in time to help the Adelaide Bite win the 2019 Claxton Shield. On 29 July 2019, the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation announced van Mil had died.
What position is Loek van Mil?
A right-handed pitcher who pitched parts of 10 seasons in the minor leagues, Van Mil also spent parts of five seasons abroad, most recently in the Australian Baseball League. He originally signed with the Twins in 2005 as a non-drafted free agent, and also spent time with the Angels, Indians and Reds organizations.
Who was the tallest MLB player ever?
Giants’ Sean Hjelle ties record for MLB’s tallest pitcher as 6-foot-11 righty debuts vs. Cardinals – CBSSports.com.
Who is the oldest baseball player still alive?
NameBirthdateYears Played
George Elder| March 10, 1921| 1949
Art Schallock| April 25, 1924| 1951 – 1955
Bill Greason| September 3, 1924| 1954
Larry Miggins| August 20, 1925| 1948 – 1952
Who is the heaviest MLB player?
Walter Young Who, you ask? Well, Young goes into the record books as having the highest recorded weight of any MLB player. He weighed in at 315 pounds when he played for the Orioles in 2005.