(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Henk Seppen)
    Chadwick Tromp back in Major League; Richie Palacios traded
Nederlands
 ATLANTA, Georgia (USA) -
Catcher Chadwick Tromp is back again in the Major League.
Tromp was recalled on Sunday (June 18) to join the Major League-team of Atlanta Braves as an additional catcher.
...Chadwick Tromp (left) with Netherlands Team Manager...
...Hensley Meulens during the World Baseball Classic...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
On April 9, the Aruban-born catcher also was recalled after regular catcher Travis d'Arnaud got injured in a collission at home plate.
He was then replaced by Sean Murphy, who became the prime catcher while d'Arnaud was recovering.
Tromp was recalled from the Triple-A team of Atlanta and added as back-up catcher for Murphy.
During d'Arnaud's absence, Tromp played in six games batted .125 (2-for-16) with one double.
He scored once and also batted in one run.
On May 8, Tromp returned to Gwinnett Stripers, the Triple-A team.
Until he was called up on Sunday, Tromp played in 27 games for Gwinnett, hitting .194 (19-for-98) with four doubles, five homeruns and 20 runs batted in.
On Sunday, Tromp was added as extra catcher after Sean Murphy sustained a hamstring-injury in Saturday's game.
Tromp now will serve as back-up for Travis d'Arnaud, while Murphy recovers.
On the roster, Tromp replaces back-up infielder Charlie Culberson, who was designated-for-assignment.
On Sunday, Tromp was with the team for the final game of a series against Colorado Rockies.
In the Atlanta-team, Tromp was re-united with Curaçao-infielder Ozzie Albies, who is one of seven players with a Dutch passport who are active in the Major League this season.
Another one is outfielder Jurickson Profar, who plays for opponent Colorado Rockies, where Hensley Meulens is the Hitting Coach.
Tromp didn't play in Sunday's game.
Atlanta has no game scheduled on Monday, then begins a 3-game series at Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
Tromp made his Major League-debut in 2020 when he was with San Francisco Giants.
He then played in 24 games and batted .213 (13-for-61) with one double and four homeruns, batting in ten runs.
In the 2021 season, Tromp played in nine games for San Francisco and then batted .222 (4-for-18) with one homerun.
Last season, Tromp appeared in one game for Atlanta and then batted 3-for-4 with two doubles and batted in three runs.
In 2016, Tromp made his debut in the Netherlands National Baseball Team.
After making his debut in an exhibition game against France, Tromp played in three games for the Orange-squad during the European Championship in Hoofddorp (Netherlands).
...Richie Palacios hitting for the...
...Netherlands during the...
...World Baseball Classic...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
In 2017, Tromp was a member of the preliminary roster of the Netherlands Team for the World Baseball Classic, playing for the squad during preparations in Arizona (USA) and South Korea.
Tromp was not on the final roster for the WBC, but stayed with the team as a bullpen-catcher.
The Netherlands qualified for the Semi-Final, which was played in Los Angeles (USA).
After completion of the Second Round, a change on the Orange-roster was made due to an injury.
Tromp was then added to the active WBC-roster, but he didn't play in the Semi-Final against Puerto Rico.
In March, Tromp participated with the Netherlands Team in the World Baseball Classic.
Last week, infielder Richie Palacios was designated-for-assignment by Cleveland Guardians, then traded.
In March, Palacios made his debut in the Netherlands Team during the Classic, as did his brother Josh Palacios.
The 26-year old Richie Palacios made his Major League-debut last year, playing in 54 games for Cleveland Guardians.
During Spring Training this year, Palacios was assigned to Triple-A and played in 56 games for Columbus Clippers, hitting .217 with 30 runs batted in.
On June 11, Palacios was designated-for-assignment, meaning that he could be traded or become a free agent.
On June 16, Palacios was traded to St. Louis Cardinals, who assiged the short stop to Memphis Redbirds (Triple-A).
Josh Palacios returned to the Major League on May 9 when he was added to the roster of Pittsburgh Pirates.
Since then, the outfielder played in 22 games, hitting .264.
Josh Palacios also played in the Major League in 2021 and 2022 when he played in 13 and 29 games respectively for Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals.
Both Palacios-brothers were born in the USA.
(June 18)
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