Johnny Gregorius
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Johannes Gregorius Jr.
- Bats Right, Throws Right
Johnny Gregorius is the son of Didi Gregorius. A former member of the Dutch antilles youth national team, he had been pitching for the Sta. Maria Pirates in the top Curacao-based league when he was signed by the ADO club in 2007 thanks to the influence of Jermain Esprit. In his debut in May, he allowed 11 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in 3 innings against DOOR Neptunus in a 15-5 defeat. He was 0-2 with a 9.90 ERA, allowing 17 hits and 12 walks in 10 innings in the 2007 Hoofdklasse. Not invited back to Neptunus in 2007, Gregorius joined his father on the Netherlands Antilles national baseball team for the 2008 Americas Baseball Cup and tossed a 2-hit shutout in a win over the Panamanian national team. In his other start, he allowed 3 hits and no runs in 6 innings. His 2-0, 0.00 record earned him a spot on the tourney's All-Star team as he helped the Antilles clinch a spot in the 2009 Baseball World Cup. To round out his dominant work, he even went 4 for 7 with 4 runs at the plate.
Sources: Dutch stats, Honkbalsite.com, Marco Stoovelaar's Dutch baseball site
