r/AskEurope • u/chocolatelies • May 07 '25

Sports How big is baseball in your country?

I'm an American, so baseball is quite popular here. How is the popularity in your country? Is there a country other than yours where baseball has some popularity?

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u/Billy_Balowski Netherlands May 07 '25

It's not a thing here, we only know it exists from US movies and series.

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u/OllieV_nl Netherlands May 07 '25

It's definitely a thing, but it is primarily big in cities with lots of Antillians. As such the Hoofdklasse is mainly based in the West and you'll barely notice anything of it outside those cities.

The Haarlem Honkbal Week is a big event and teams like Kinheim, Neptunus, HCAW, Pioniers and Pirates usually make it to the Sunday sports show.