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Sir Didi keeps Netherlands smiling at World Baseball Classic

Didi Gregorius is playing as a designated hitter on the Netherlands' 2017 World Baseball Classic team despite playing as the regular shortstop for the New York Yankees. | AP

By Jason Coskrey
Staff Writer

Mar 20, 2017

Mariekson Julius Gregorius is a knight. For real.

After helping the Netherlands win the 2011 Baseball World Cup, Gregorius and his teammates were inducted into the Netherlands' Order of Orange-Nassau. So he's a knight — Sir Mariekson Julius Gregorius.

But you can just call him 'Didi.' Or maybe, 'Sir Didi.'

Sir Didi keeps Netherlands smiling at World Baseball Classic

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