i didnt know baseball was big in the netherlands

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_Gregorius
Gregorius was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on February 18, 1990, the son to Johannes Gregorius, Sr. and Sheritsa Stroop. At the time, Johannes pitched for the Amsterdam Pirates in Honkbal Hoofdklasse and worked as a carpenter. Stroop played for the Dutch national softball team. His older brother, Johannes, Jr., pitched professionally in Honkbal Hoofdklasse and the Italian Baseball League and most recently played as an infielder in Curaçao. His paternal grandfather, Antonio, was one of the greatest Curaçaoan pitchers of the mid-20th century.

Gregorius began playing tee-ball in the Netherlands before moving to Curaçao at the age of five years where he was raised. He also played soccer and basketball in his youth. Gregorius, his father, and his brother all go by the nickname "Didi." He began using the name in the United States when teammates could not pronounce "Mariekson." He speaks four languages: Dutch, Papiamentu, English, and Spanish.