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{{short description|Dutch-Aruban baseball player (born 1976)}}

'''Sir Eugene 'Gene' Humphrey Kingsale''' is a former Major League Baseball player with the [[Baltimore Orioles]], [[Seattle Mariners]], [[San Diego Padres]] and [[Detroit Tigers]] from 1996 until 2003. Eugene Kingsale was born in August 20th, 1976 in [[Solito]], [[Aruba]]. He is listed at 6'3" and 170 pounds. He is a switch hitter and throws with his right hand. He has played extensively for [[The Netherlands]] national team in international competition, including the [[World Cup of Baseball]], the [[2004 Olympics]] in [[Athens, Greece]] as well as most recently, the [[World Baseball Classic]] in March, 2006.

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Gene Kingsale

|image=Gene Kingsale (cropped).JPG

|caption=Kingsale with [[Neptunus]] in 2009

|position=[[Outfielder]]

|bats=Switch

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1976|8|20}}

|birth_place=Solito, [[Aruba]]

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 3

|debutyear=1996

|debutteam=Baltimore Orioles

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 8

|finalyear=2003

|finalteam=Detroit Tigers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]

|stat1value=.251

|stat2label=[[Home run]]s

|stat2value=3

|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]

|stat3value=53

|teams=

*[[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{mlby|1996}}, {{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2001}})

*[[Seattle Mariners]] ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2002}})

*[[San Diego Padres]] ({{mlby|2002}})

*[[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|2003}})

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|medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport | Men's [[Baseball]]}}

{{MedalCountry | {{NED}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|[[Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}

{{MedalSilver| [[2010 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|2010 Taichung]] | [[Netherlands national baseball team|National team]]}}

{{MedalSilver| [[2006 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|2006 Taiwan]] | [[Netherlands national baseball team|National team]]}}

{{MedalCompetition|[[European Baseball Championship]]}}

{{MedalSilver| [[2010 European Baseball Championship|2010 Germany]] | [[Netherlands national baseball team|National team]]}}

}}

'''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 {{mlby|1996}} until {{mlby|2003}}. At 6 feet, 3 inches, Kingsale was known as a slick fielding, speedy [[switch-hitter]].

In {{mlby|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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bechtel |first=Mark |date=2003-05-12 |title=Knight Games |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2003/05/12/knight-games |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2003 |title=Former Bears and other baseball luminaries congregate on Aruba for charity softball |url=http://www.newarkbearsfan.com/news/features/aruba/aruba.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121005411/http://www.newarkbearsfan.com/news/features/aruba/aruba.htm |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |access-date=November 21, 2008 |website=Newark Bears Fan}}</ref>

==Major League Baseball Transactions==

Kingsale was signed by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] as an amateur free agent on June 19th, 1993. He made his debut with the Orioles on September 3rd, 1996. On July 10th, 2001, he was selected off waivers by the [[Seattle Mariners]]. On June 14, 2002, he was selected off waivers by the [[San Diego Padres]]. On November 15, 2002, he was traded to the [[Detroit Tigers]] for [[Mike Rivera]]. On September 29, 2003, he was granted free agency and signed with the San Diego Padres on November 9th of that year. He is currently a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization and has been since June 1, 2004.

Following his time in professional baseball in the United States, Kingsale played extensively for the [[Netherlands]] national team in international competitions, including the [[Baseball World Cup]], the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics]], and [[World Baseball Classic]] (WBC) tournaments in [[2006 World Baseball Classic|2006]] and [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]]. He played for perennial champions [[Neptunus]] in the Dutch [[Honkbal Hoofdklasse|Hoofdklasse]] from 2008 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gene Kingsale Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kingsa001eug |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Career Statistics==

During Kingsale's 7 major league seasons, he has played in 211 games with 533 career at bats. He scored 65 runs, had 134 hits with 3 home runs and 53 Runs Batted In (RBI). He has a career .251 Batting Average and has stolen 15 bases. He played 2005 at AA [[Bowie Baysox]] and AAA [[Ottawa Lynx]]

Kingsale has most recently participated in professional baseball on the coaching side, serving as hitting coach for the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]' [[Dominican Summer League Rangers|Dominican Summer League]] (DSL) team in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Criswell |first=Heath |date=2024-01-23 |title=Texas Rangers Announce 2024 Minor League Coaching Staff |url=https://theprospecttimes.com/texas-rangers-announce-2024-minor-league-coaching-staff/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=The Prospect Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and as first base coach for the Netherlands' [[2023 World Baseball Classic rosters|2023 WBC team]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tallarini |first=Matt |date=2023-01-12 |title=WBC: Netherlands Announces Staff, 14 Players For World Baseball Classic - World Baseball Network |url=https://worldbaseball.com/wbc-netherlands-announces-staff-14-players-for-world-baseball-classic/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=World Baseball Network}}</ref>

==Interesting Fact==

* Was [[knighted]] by [[Queen Beatrix]] of [[The Netherlands]] in [[2004]] along with other major league players [[Calvin Maduro]] and [[Sidney Ponson]] in a ceremony in [[Oranjestad]], [[Aruba]].

* Was introduced while with Bowie Baysox of the [[Eastern League]] as "Sir Eugene Kingsale".

==Major League Baseball==

[[Category:1976 births|Kingsale, Eugene]]

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[[Category:Living people|Kingsale, Eugene]]

Kingsale was signed by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] as an amateur [[free agent]] on June 19, 1993. He made his MLB debut with the Orioles on September 3, 1996.

[[Category:Antillean baseball players|Kingsale, Eugene]]

[[Category:Major league outfielders|Kingsale, Eugene]]

On July 10, 2001, he was selected off waivers by the [[Seattle Mariners]]. On June 14, 2002, he was selected off waivers by the [[San Diego Padres]].

[[Category:Baltimore Orioles players|Kingsale, Eugene]]

[[Category:Detroit Tigers players|Kingsale, Eugene]]

On November 15, 2002, he was traded to the [[Detroit Tigers]] for [[Mike Rivera (baseball)|Mike Rivera]] and became the Tigers' [[Opening Day|opening day]] center fielder. On September 29, 2003, he was granted free agency and signed with the Padres on November 9 of that year.

[[Category:San Diego Padres players|Kingsale, Eugene]]

[[Category:Seattle Mariners players|Kingsale, Eugene]]

In 2005, he played for the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Bowie Baysox]] and [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Ottawa Lynx]] in the Orioles' farm system.

[[Category:Knights|Kingsale, Eugene]]

[[Category:Olympic competitors for the Netherlands|Kingsale, Eugene]]

==Career statistics==

[[Category:Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Kingsale, Eugene]]

During Kingsale's seven major league seasons, he played in 211 games with 533 career [[at bat]]s. He scored 65 [[Run (baseball)|runs]], had 134 [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] with three [[home run]]s and 53 [[runs batted in|RBI]]. He had a career .251 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] and had 15 [[stolen base]]s. Kingsale hit a single off Hall of Famer [[Pedro Martínez|Pedro Martinez]] on September 27, 1999.

[[Category:2006 World Baseball Classic players of the Netherlands|Kingsale, Eugene]]

==International career==

In the qualifying round of the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]], Kingsale drove in the tying run and scored the winning run in the 11th inning to lead [[Netherlands national baseball team|the Netherlands]] to a 2–1 win over the [[Dominican Republic national baseball team|Dominican Republic]].

Kingsale was the first base coach for the Netherlands in the [[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023 WBC]], as the team went 2–2 and did not advance out of [[2023 World Baseball Classic Pool A|Pool A]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Visser |first=Seb |date=2023-02-10 |title=Meulens gaat met uitgebalanceerd team vol sterren en talent naar World Baseball Classic |url=https://honkbalsoftbal.nl/2023/02/10/meulens-gaat-met-uitgebalanceerd-team-vol-sterren-en-talent-naar-world-baseball-classic/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=HonkbalSoftbal.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref> The team's performance did earn it automatic qualification for the 2026 tournament.

==References==

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==External links==

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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071008161559/http://www.neptunussport.com/index.php?pageid=76 Neptunus Honkbal]

{{Netherlands roster 2003 Baseball World Cup}}

{{Netherlands 2006 World Baseball Classic roster}}

{{Netherlands 2009 World Baseball Classic roster}}

{{Netherlands roster 2023 World Baseball Classic}}

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