Brock Dykxhoorn Explained

Brock Dykxhoorn
Team:Uni-President Lions
Number:50
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:2 July 1994
Birth Place:Goderich, Ontario
Debutleague:KBO
Debutdate:March 26
Debutyear:2019
Debutteam:SK Wyverns
Debut2league:CPBL
Debut2date:August 1
Debut2year:2020
Debut2team:Uni-President Lions
Statleague:KBO
Statyear:2019 season
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:6–10
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.34
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:117
Stat2league:CPBL
Stat2year:June 18, 2024
Stat21label:Win–loss record
Stat21value:39-18
Stat22label:ERA
Stat22value:2.76
Stat23label:Strikeouts
Stat23value:395
Stat24label:WHIP
Stat24value:1.07
Teams:
Awards:
  • Taiwan Series champion (2020)
  • Taiwan Series Outstanding Player (2020)
Show-Medals:no

Brock D. Dykxhoorn (born July 2, 1994) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns and Lotte Giants.

Career

Amateur career

Dykxhoorn attended St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School in Clinton, Ontario, and Central Arizona College.[1] [2]

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros selected Dykxhoorn in the sixth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, and signed him for a $250,000 signing bonus.[3]

After signing, Dykxhoorn was assigned to the Greeneville Astros where he went 3–3 with a 4.31 ERA in 12 games. In 2015, he played for the Quad Cities River Bandits, posting an 8–5 record and 3.88 ERA. He was promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks for the 2016 season where he went 10–4 with a 5.02 ERA in a career high 123.2 innings pitched. He spent the 2017 season with the Corpus Christi Hooks, going 3–5 with a 4.62 ERA in 25 games pitched.[4] He was released by the Astros organization on November 13, 2018.

SK Wyverns

On November 16, 2018, he signed with SK Wyverns of the KBO League.[5]

On March 26, 2019, Dykxhoorn made his KBO debut. He was waived on June 3, 2019.

Lotte Giants

On June 9, 2019, Dykxhoorn was claimed off waivers by the Lotte Giants of the KBO League.[6] After the season, October 13, 2019, he was selected Canada national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[7]

Uni-President Lions

On June 23, 2020, Dykxhoorn signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Dykxhoorn won the 2020 Taiwan Series with the Lions and re-signed with the team for the 2021 season.[8] In 27 games, he posted an impressive 1.83 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, and accumulated 4.56 WAR over 181.2 innings. On January 5, 2022, Dykxhoorn re-signed with the Lions for the 2022 season.[9] [10] On August 8, it was announced that Dykxhoorn would undergo back surgery to repair a herniated disc and miss 3 months, and likely the remainder of the season.[11] In 12 starts for the team, Dykxhoorn logged a 3-3 record and 2.96 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 73.0 innings pitched.

On December 17, 2022, Dykxhoorn re-signed with the Lions for the 2023 season. [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: nurun.com . Astros draft Delhi pitcher | Simcoe Reformer . Simcoereformer.ca . June 10, 2014 . June 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Ex-Vaqueros have defied long odds to reach the majors | Local Sports . pinalcentral.com . July 30, 2016 . June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: Sizing up Astros' new Canadian pitching prospect | Baseball | Sports | Toronto S . Torontosun.com . June 7, 2014 . June 9, 2017.
  4. Web site: Brock Dykxhoorn Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball. December 9, 2017.
  5. Web site: SK Wyverns sign Canadian pitcher Dykxhoorn. English.yonhapnews.co.kr . November 16, 2018 . December 14, 2018.
  6. Web site: Last-place baseball club replaces American starter with Canadian right-hander. English.yonhapnews.co.kr. June 9, 2019. June 9, 2019.
  7. Web site: Baseball Canada reveals 2019 WBSC Premier12® roster . Baseball Canada . October 8, 2019 . October 13, 2019 .
  8. Web site: Uni-Lions Re-Sign Teddy Stankiewicz, Tim Melville, Brock Dykxhoorn for 2021 Season. CPBLStats.com. December 21, 2020. December 26, 2020.
  9. Web site: Uni-Lions Re-Sign Brock Dykxhoorn for 2022 CPBL Season. CPBLStats.com. January 5, 2022. January 6, 2022.
  10. News: Hsieh . Ching-wen . Yen . William . Uni-Lions re-sign Brock Dykxhoorn for Taiwan's CPBL 2022 season . 7 January 2022 . Central News Agency . 6 January 2022.
  11. Web site: Uni-Lions Brock Dykxhoorn to Undergo Back Surgery. 2023-01-04. cpblstats.com. en.
  12. http://cpblstats.com/uni-lions-sign-brock-dykxhoorn-2023-season/