Patrick Beljaards

Patrick Beljaards is a Dutch former baseball player.
Beljaards pitched for Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the team finished in fifth place. He pitched in relief in the team's upset victory over Cuba. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the team placed sixth. He also pitched for the Netherlands in several international competitions, including the European Baseball Championship, Intercontinental Cup, Baseball World Cup, Haarlem Baseball Week, and World Port Tournament.
Beljaards played for Kinheim in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top Dutch baseball league, from 1996 to 2011. He was primarily a starter with Kinheim but finished his career as a relief pitcher. Kinheim later retired Beljaards' number, #16.
Beljaards coached starting in 2013.