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Dashenko Ricardo
Gateway Grizzlies
Catcher
Born: (1990-03-01) March 1, 1990 (age 34)
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Dashenko Ricardo
Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brno National team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hoofddorp National team
Haarlem Baseball Week
Gold medal – first place 2016 Haarlem National team
World Port Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2015 Netherlands National team
France International Baseball Tournament [fr]
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sénart [fr] National team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sénart [fr] National team

Dashenko Adriano Ricardo (born March 1, 1990) is a Dutch professional baseball catcher for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

Career

Ricardo was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Orioles in 2007. With the Orioles, he pitched in the Dominican Summer League in 2007, Gulf Coast League in 2008, South Atlantic League in 2009, Appalachian League in 2009–2010 and New York–Penn League in 2010.

The San Francisco Giants selected Ricardo in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft after the 2010 season.[1] He played for the Arizona League Giants in 2011 and the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 2012. The Giants released him in February, 2013.[2] He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 17, 2013.[3] He bounced around the Dodgers system, appearing in 26 games for Class-A Great Lakes, 9 for AA Chattanooga and 2 for AAA Albuquerque. He was released by the Dodgers in March 2014. On December 18, 2018, Ricardo signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. On March 22, 2019, Ricardo's contract was sold to the Tampa Bay Rays. On December 29, 2019, Ricardo signed with the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League.

International career

As a member of the Netherlands national baseball team he played in the 2009 Baseball World Cup , 2013 World Baseball Classic , 2014 France International Baseball Tournament [fr] ,[4] 2014 European Baseball Championship ,[5] 2015 World Port Tournament , 2015 WBSC Premier12 ,[6] 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week ,[7] 2016 France International Baseball Tournament [fr] ,[8] and the 2016 European Baseball Championship.[9]

He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

References

  1. ^ "2010 Rule 5 Draft results". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Dashenko Ricardo released by San Francisco Giants
  3. ^ World Baseball Classic: Dodgers sign Netherlands catcher Dashenko Ricardo
  4. ^ Roger Bernadina in EK-selectie Nederland Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine de Nederlandse honkbalsite (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Nederlands honkbalteam opent EK tegen Kroatië Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association official site (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Definitieve selectie Kingdom of the Netherlands voor de Premier12 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine KNBSB (in Dutch)
  7. ^ Garia en de Caster meest opvallende namen in selectie Honkbalweek Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine KNBSB (in Dutch)
  8. ^ Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch)
  9. ^ Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch)