Byron Ward

Byron Ward
Ward during Haarlem Baseball Week in 1996
Third baseman
Born: (1969-02-11) February 11, 1969 (age 57)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place1987 NetherlandsNational team

Ruben Byron Ward (born February 11, 1969) is a Dutch former baseball player who represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He scored one of two Dutch runs in an 18–2 mercy rule loss to Cuba. Playing third base, he went hitless in his other three games with one walk. Ward also was on the Dutch team that won the 1987 European Baseball Championship.

Ward played youth baseball for Amsterdam Pirates. After his playing career, he was a coach for the Dutch national under-12 baseball team in 2019 and coached youth teams for the Pirates. Later, he and his family moved to Curaçao.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Byron Ward". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
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  4. ↑ "Official Report 1996 v.3 page 133". LA84 Foundation. pp. 133, 131, 137, 139. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Cuba Shows No Mercy Against Netherlands". Los Angeles Times. 1996-07-24. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  6. ↑ "Baseball - Europameisterschaften". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  7. ↑ "Club-icoon, Mr. Pirates, Hall of Fame, 'Ome' Loek Loevendie overleden". Haarlem Baseball Week. 2022.
  8. ↑ "Herkemij over U12: 'Wij zijn gewoon een sterk team' – HonkbalSoftbal.nl" (in Netherlands Dutch). Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  9. ↑ "Pirates maken begin met nieuwe trainingsmethode". Amsterdam Pirates (in Netherlands Dutch). 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  10. ↑ Stoovelaar, Marco (January 10, 2023). "Templiers Sénart wins thrilling Final Loek Loevendie Indoor Tournament". Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  11. ↑ Ward, Byron (2021-10-04). "Een kritische kijk op talentontwikkeling in het Nederlands honkbal". Medium (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-12-19.