Brock Dykxhoorn


Brock D. Dykxhoorn is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He previously played in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns and Lotte Giants.

Career

Amateur Career

Dykxhoorn attended St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School in Clinton, Ontario, and Central Arizona College.

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros selected Dykxhoorn in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB draft, and signed him for a $250,000 signing bonus.
After signing, Dykxhoorn was assigned to the Greeneville Astros where he went 3–3 with a 4.31 ERA in 12 games. In 2015, he played for the Quad Cities River Bandits, posting an 8–5 record and 3.88 ERA. He was promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks for the 2016 season where he went 10–4 with a 5.02 ERA in a career high 123.2 innings pitched. He spent the 2017 season with the Corpus Christi Hooks, going 3–5 with a 4.62 ERA in 25 games pitched.. He was released by the Astros organization on November 13, 2018.

SK Wyverns

On November 16, 2018, he signed with SK Wyverns of the KBO League. He was waived on June 3, 2019.

Lotte Giants

On June 9, 2019, Dykxhoorn was claimed off waivers by the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. After the season, October 13, 2019, he was selected Canada national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.

Uni-President Lions

On June 23, 2020, Dykxhoorn signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.