Jair Jurrjens is a right-handed professional baseball pitcher from the small Caribbean island of Curaçao.

Known as the “speck on the map that produces major talent… with the most major league players per capita in the world” (New York Times), it is with the unique skills learned in that environment that Jair believes have given him the competitive edge that catapulted him to the MLB. His accomplishments include MLB NL Rookie of the Month, third place for the MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award, and two-time MLB Pitcher of the Month. In 2011, Jurrjens led the National League in wins and boasted a league-best 1.89 ERA, earning him the honor of All-Star.

Jair has proudly played for the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations. He credits his philosophies towards the game to his favorite managers, Bobby Cox and Jim Leyland.

Jair also has extensive tournament experience, having competed as a teen and leading his team to victory in the Senior League World Series, as well as achieving two impressive professional World Baseball Classic finishes.

Currently, he is an investor and player in the first-ever baseball league in the Middle East, Baseball United, as well as a team owner and international recruiter for Hank Aaron’s Legacy League in Mississippi. He is also a pitching coach for the Kingdom of the Netherlands national team.