{{short description|Dutch baseball player (born 1980)}} {{Infobox MLB player | image = | caption = | team = | number = | position = Pitcher | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|8|8}} | birth_place = Willemstad, Curaçao | bats = Left | throws = Left | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's baseball}} {{MedalCountry | {{NED}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Baseball World Cup}} {{MedalGold| 2011 Panama City | National team}} {{MedalCompetition|Intercontinental Cup}} {{MedalSilver| 2006 Taichung | National team}} {{MedalSilver| 2010 Taichung | National team}} {{MedalCompetition|European Baseball Championship}} {{MedalGold| 2005 Prague | National team}} {{MedalGold| 2007 Montjuïc | National team}} {{MedalSilver| 2010 Stuttgart | National team}} {{MedalGold| 2014 Brno | National team}} {{MedalGold| 2016 Hoofddorp | National team}} {{MedalGold| 2019 Bonn | National team}} {{MedalCompetition|Haarlem Baseball Week}} {{MedalGold| 2016 Haarlem | National team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Port Tournament}} {{MedalSilver| 2013 Rotterdam | National team}} {{MedalSilver| 2015 Netherlands | National team}} {{MedalCompetition|{{Interlanguage link multi|France International Baseball Tournament|fr|3=France International Baseball Tournament}}}} {{MedalGold| {{Interlanguage link multi|France International Baseball Tournament 2014|fr|lt=2014 Sénart}} | National team}} {{MedalGold| {{Interlanguage link multi|France International Baseball Tournament 2016|fr|lt=2016 Sénart}} | National team}} }} '''Diegomar Raymundo''' "'''Diego'''" '''Markwell''' (born August 8, 1980 in Willemstad, Curaçao) is a Curaçaoan former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Netherlands national team in many tournaments. He played in Minor League Baseball for seven seasons and briefly played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Macoto Cobras in 2007. He also pitched in more than 200 games in the Honkbal Hoofklasse.
==Professional career== Markwell signed with the Toronto Blue Jays on August 8, 1996. He had played as an outfielder as an amateur before pitching professionally. He spent the 1997–2003 seasons in the Blue Jays' minor league system. In his time with Toronto, he appeared for the Low-A St. Catharines Stompers and Queens Kings, Single-A Hagerstown Suns and Charleston AlleyCats, High-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and Double-A Tennessee Smokies<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Toronto Blue Jays 2003 Media Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/toronto-blue-jays-2003-media-guide-cover/page/99/|date=2003|page=99}}</ref> and New Haven Ravens. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals after the 2003 season, but did not pitch in affiliated baseball again.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Diego Markwell Minor, CPBL & Winter Leagues Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=markwe001die|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=2025-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cardinals Bolster Smokies Roster With Free Agent Signings|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/cardinals-bolster-smokies-roster-with-free-agent-signings/n-2981243|website=OurSports Central|date=2003-11-20|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en}}</ref>
After ending his American career, Markwell pitched for Sparta/Feyenoord in the Honkbal Hoofklasse beginning in May 2004. He switched to another Rotterdam team, Neptunus, after that season.<ref name=":2" /> In 2007, Markwell pitched three games for the Macoto Cobras of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Markwell contained to pitch for Neptunus through May 2023.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> He won the Hoofklasse's best pitcher award in 2006 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dwayne Kemp Most Valuable Player; Diegomar Markwell Best Pitcher 2018|url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/bb18-0911-dwayne-kemp-most-valuable-player-diegomar-markwell-best-pitcher-2018.htm|website=Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands|access-date=2025-11-30|date=November 9, 2018|last=Stoovelaar|first=Marco}}</ref> He was named the league's best left-handed pitcher in 2005 and 2007 by Honkbalsite.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honkbalsite Awards 2007|url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/awards/2007.html|website=Honkbalsite archief|access-date=2025-11-30|language=nl}}</ref>
==International career== Markwell has pitched for the Netherlands national team in many international tournaments. He pitched in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he and his team finished sixth. He was 0–1 with an 11.37 ERA, pitching in losses to Cuba and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Summer Olympics Official Results |url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/55882/rec/4 |access-date=2025-12-01 |website=LA84 Foundation |pages=33, 59, 91}}</ref> He also pitched in the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a 4.77 ERA in three games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Summer Olympics Official Results |url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/55882/rec/4 |access-date=2025-12-01 |website=LA84 Foundation |pages=45, 65, 91}}</ref> He was also on the Dutch team for the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.
Markwell pitched in the first four World Baseball Classic tournaments, from 2006 to 2023, throwing the most combined innings during those tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Langs |first=Sarah |date=March 22, 2023 |title=The World Baseball Classic's all-time stat leaders |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/world-baseball-classic-all-time-stats-leaders |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=MLB.com}}</ref>
Markwell was on the Dutch roster for the European Baseball Championship in 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014,<ref>[http://www.knbsb.nl/knbsb/algemeen/nieuws/!/1820/nederlands-honkbalteam-opent-ek-tegen-kroatie Nederlands honkbalteam opent EK tegen Kroatië] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329050702/http://www.knbsb.nl/knbsb/algemeen/nieuws/%21/1820/nederlands-honkbalteam-opent-ek-tegen-kroatie|date=2016-03-29}} ''The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association official site'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref> 2016,<ref>[http://www.honkbalsite.com/2016/09/07/bernadina-voor-ek-terug-in-nationale-ploeg/ Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg] ''Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref> and 2019, the 2006 and 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2013 and 2015 World Port Tournament, {{Interlanguage link multi|France International Baseball Tournament 2014|fr|lt=2014}} and {{Interlanguage link multi|France International Baseball Tournament 2016|fr|lt=2016 France International Baseball Tournament}},<ref>[http://www.honkbalsite.com/2014/09/02/roger-bernadina-in-ek-selectie-nederland/ Roger Bernadina in EK-selectie Nederland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305140009/http://www.honkbalsite.com/2014/09/02/roger-bernadina-in-ek-selectie-nederland/|date=2016-03-05}} ''de Nederlandse honkbalsite'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref><ref>[http://www.honkbalsite.com/2016/08/25/rob-cordemans-met-team-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-naar-senart/ Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart] ''Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref> 2015 WBSC Premier12,<ref>[http://www.knbsb.nl/honkbal/oranje/premier12/!/169/definitieve-selectie-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-voor-de-premier12 Definitieve selectie Kingdom of the Netherlands voor de Premier12] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033959/http://www.knbsb.nl/honkbal/oranje/premier12/!/169/definitieve-selectie-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-voor-de-premier12 |date=2015-11-17 }} ''KNBSB'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref> and 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week.<ref>[http://www.knbsb.nl/honkbal/oranje/nieuws/!/739/garia-en-de-caster-meest-opvallende-namen-in-selectie-honkbalweek Garia en de Caster meest opvallende namen in selectie Honkbalweek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913070734/http://www.knbsb.nl/honkbal/oranje/nieuws/%21/739/garia-en-de-caster-meest-opvallende-namen-in-selectie-honkbalweek |date=2016-09-13 }} ''KNBSB'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref>
== Coaching career == Markwell retired as a pitcher with Neptunus in May 2023. He became a pitching coach for Neptunus and the Netherlands national team.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Diegomar Markwell heeft een nieuwe functie|url=https://www.neptunussport.com/blog/2023/05/24/diegomar-markwell-heeft-een-nieuwe-functie/|access-date=2025-11-30|language=nl|date=May 24, 2023|website=Neptunus Rotterdam|last=Hiemstra|first=Herman}}</ref> Markwell was the Dutch team's pitching coach for the 2023 European Baseball Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netherlands Announces Roster for 2023 European Championship|url=https://worldbaseball.com/netherlands-announces-roster-for-2023-european-championship/|access-date=January 2, 2026|website=worldbaseball.com|language=en}}</ref>
Markwell was also the Netherlands pitching coach at the WBSC Premier12 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netherlands|url=http://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-premier12/teams/28968|website=World Baseball Softball Confederation|access-date=2025-11-30}}</ref>
== Personal life == Markwell's cousin is Andruw Jones.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Diegomar Markwell|url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/nederlandsteam/diegomarmarkwell.html|website=Honkbalsite archief|access-date=2025-11-30}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{baseballstats|mlb=425563|espn=29871|br=|fangraphs=|brm=markwe001die}} *[https://archive.today/20070812034648/http://www2.sport.nl/olympischarchief2006/show.php3?spelen=40&pgr=131 Markwell at the Dutch Olympic Archive]
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