Gene Kingsale
| Gene Kingsale | |
|---|---|
Kingsale with Neptunus in 2009 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 20, 1976 Solito, Aruba | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 1996, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 8, 2003, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .251 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 53 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Eugene Humphrey Kingsale (born August 20, 1976) is a Dutch-Aruban former Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and Detroit Tigers from 1996 until 2003. He is currently a baseball coach in the Texas Rangers organization.
In 2003, he was decorated as a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau, along with fellow Aruban former Orioles players Sidney Ponson and Calvin Maduro.
Following his time playing in the United States, Kingsale played extensively for the Netherlands national team in international competitions, including the Baseball World Cup, the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournaments in 2006 and 2009. He played for perennial champions Neptunus in the top Dutch league, the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, from 2008 to 2011.