Chairon Isenia

Chairon Isenia
Catcher
Born: (1979-01-23) 23 January 1979
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Netherlands National team

Chairon Ramon Isenia (born 23 January 1979) is a Curaçaoan former baseball player who is a scout for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Isenia represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he and his team ranked fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, they were sixth.[1] He had a .353 batting average in Athens, leading the Dutch and ninth best in the tournament.[2][3] He also played for the Netherlands in the 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC).[4] Isenia played in other international tournaments. He was named to the All-Star team of the 2003 European Baseball Championship after batting .350. He then hit .308 at the 2003 Baseball World Cup.[2]

His brother Percy played for the Dutch baseball team in the 2006 WBC[4] and 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

Isenia was a catcher in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor league system from 1998 to 2006, playing in Double-A his final four seasons.[6] After his career, he has been a scout for Tampa Bay in Curaçao.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Chairon Isenia". Olympedia. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  2. ^ a b "Chairon Isenia". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  3. ^ Tampa Bay Rays (April 2005). Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2005 Media Guide. p. 418.
  4. ^ a b "World Baseball Classic Roster". www.mlb.com. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  5. ^ "Percy Isenia". Olympedia. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  6. ^ "Chairon Isenia Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  7. ^ Tampa Bay Rays (2025). Tampa Bay Rays 2025 Media Guide. pp. 418, 420.
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