Robel García’s three-run homer in the eighth erased a 3-0 deficit as Italy beat the host Netherlands 4-3 to win the Honkbalweek Haarlem 2026 championship.
A six-run first inning powered the Netherlands past Chinese Taipei 9-1, sending the host Dutch to Saturday’s Honkbalweek Haarlem Gold-Medal Game vs. Italy.
William Escala’s 10th-inning single and Ondřej Vostatek’s scoreless relief lifted Czechia past the International Globetrotters 6-5 in the fifth-place game.
Yu Tsung-Ju tossed a complete-game shutout and Hsiao-Yun Chen drove in three as Chinese Taipei routed the International Globetrotters 10-0 at Honkbalweek.
A nine-run sixth broke open a 2-2 game as unbeaten Italy routed Curaçao 11-3 at Honkbalweek Haarlem. Mineo stayed red-hot; the Azzurri moved to 3-0.
A nine-run sixth broke open a 2-2 game as unbeaten Italy routed Curaçao 11-3 at Honkbalweek Haarlem. Mineo stayed red-hot; the Azzurri moved to 3-0.
Jan Novák retired his first 11 and Czechia blanked No. 2 Chinese Taipei 1-0 on a Šimon Blažek RBI double — the winless Czechs’ breakthrough at Honkbalweek Haarlem.
Ericson Leonora drove in five on a grand slam, Martijn Schoonderwoerd spun five scoreless, and Curaçao routed Czechia 11-2 for its first Honkbalweek win.
The Netherlands trailed 4-3 late, then erupted for nine runs in the ninth to bury Chinese Taipei 15-4 at Honkbalweek Haarlem — Delano Selassa driving in five.
The 32nd Honkbalweek Haarlem opens under the first Code Red heat warning ever issued in the Netherlands, with the Italy–Czech Republic opener pushed to Tuesday. But tonight’s game is on: the host Netherlands faces the International Globetrotters — a team whose roster plays European pro ball all year. WBN’s Matt Tallarini reports from Haarlem.
Honkbal is the Dutch word for baseball — and Honkbalweek Haarlem is the tournament that hosted Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews, and Wyatt Langford in 2022, years before they were MLB names. Here’s what honkbal is, who’s playing in 2026 (including world No. 2 Chinese Taipei and MLB All-Star Jurickson Profar’s Curaçao), and the full schedule with U.S. times.
