Chairon Isenia

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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 place2003 NetherlandsNational team

Chairon Ramon Isenia (born 23 January 1979) is a Curaçaoan former baseball player who is a scout for the Tampa Bay Rays. He played for the Netherlands national team and for Tampa Bay in the minor leagues as a catcher.

Isenia represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the team finished 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]

Isenia's 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 playing career, he has been a scout for Tampa Bay in Curaçao.[7]

References

  1. "Chairon Isenia". Olympedia. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  2. "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. "World Baseball Classic Roster". 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.