Diego Markwell

Diego Markwell
Pitcher
Born: (1980-08-08) August 8, 1980
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
2011 Panama City National team
Intercontinental Cup
2006 Taichung National team
2010 Taichung National team
European Baseball Championship
2005 Prague National team
2007 Montjuïc National team
2010 Stuttgart National team
2014 Brno National team
2016 Hoofddorp National team
2019 Bonn National team
Haarlem Baseball Week
2016 Haarlem National team
World Port Tournament
2013 Rotterdam National team
2015 Netherlands National team
France International Baseball Tournament
2014 Sénart National team
2016 Sénart National team

Diegomar Raymundo "Diego" Markwell (born August 8, 1980 in Willemstad, Curaçao) is a Curaçaoan former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Netherlands national team in many tournaments. He played in Minor League Baseball for seven seasons and briefly played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Macoto Cobras in 2007. He also pitched in more than 200 games in the Honkbal Hoofklasse.

Professional career

Markwell signed with the Toronto Blue Jays on August 8, 1996. He had played as an outfielder as an amateur before pitching professionally. He spent the 1997–2003 seasons in the Blue Jays' minor league system. In his time with Toronto, he appeared for the Low-A St. Catharines Stompers andQueens Kings, Single-A Hagerstown Suns and Charleston AlleyCats, High-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and Double-A Tennessee Smokies[1] and New Haven Ravens. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals after the 2003 season, but did not pitch in affiliated baseball again.[2][3]

After ending his American career, Markwell pitched for Sparta/Feyenoord in the Honkbal Hoofklasse beginning in May 2004. He switched to another Rotterdam team, Neptunus, after that season.[4] In 2007, Markwell pitched three games for the Macoto Cobras of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Markwell contained to pitch for Neptunus through May 2023.[2][5] He won the Hoofklasse's best pitcher award in 2006 and 2018.[6] He was named the league's best left-handed pitcher in 2005 and 2007 by Honkbalsite.[7]

International career

Markwell has pitched for the Netherlands national team in many international tournaments. He pitched in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he and his team finished sixth. He was 0–1 with an 11.37 ERA, pitching in losses to Cuba and Japan.[8] He also pitched in the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a 4.77 ERA in three games.[9] He was also on the Dutch team for the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

Markwell pitched in the first four World Baseball Classic tournaments, from 2006 to 2023, throwing the most combined innings during those tournaments.[10]

Markwell was on the Dutch roster for the European Baseball Championship in 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014,[11] 2016,[12] and 2019, the 2006 and 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2013 and 2015 World Port Tournament, 2014 and 2016 France International Baseball Tournament,[13][14] 2015 WBSC Premier12,[15] and 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week.[16]

Coaching career

Markwell retired as a pitcher with Neptunus in May 2023. He became a pitching coach for Neptunus and the Netherlands national team.[5] Markwell was the Dutch team's pitching coach for the 2023 European Baseball Championship.[17]

Markwell was also the Netherlands pitching coach at the WBSC Premier12 2024.[18]

Personal life

Markwell's cousin is Andruw Jones.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Toronto Blue Jays 2003 Media Guide. 2003. p. 99.
  2. ^ a b "Diego Markwell Minor, CPBL & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  3. ^ "Cardinals Bolster Smokies Roster With Free Agent Signings". OurSports Central. 2003-11-20. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  4. ^ a b "Diegomar Markwell". Honkbalsite archief. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  5. ^ a b Hiemstra, Herman (May 24, 2023). "Diegomar Markwell heeft een nieuwe functie". Neptunus Rotterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  6. ^ Stoovelaar, Marco (November 9, 2018). "Dwayne Kemp Most Valuable Player; Diegomar Markwell Best Pitcher 2018". Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  7. ^ "Honkbalsite Awards 2007". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  8. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics Official Results". LA84 Foundation. pp. 33, 59, 91. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  9. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics Official Results". LA84 Foundation. pp. 45, 65, 91. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  10. ^ Langs, Sarah (March 22, 2023). "The World Baseball Classic's all-time stat leaders". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  11. ^ 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)
  12. ^ Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch)
  13. ^ Roger Bernadina in EK-selectie Nederland Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine de Nederlandse honkbalsite (in Dutch)
  14. ^ Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch)
  15. ^ Definitieve selectie Kingdom of the Netherlands voor de Premier12 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine KNBSB (in Dutch)
  16. ^ Garia en de Caster meest opvallende namen in selectie Honkbalweek Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine KNBSB (in Dutch)
  17. ^ "Netherlands Announces Roster for 2023 European Championship". worldbaseball.com. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  18. ^ "Netherlands". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
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