The long anticipated grand opening of the new baseball and softball facilities of the Hoofddorp Pioniers and the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) will be held on Thursday from 16:30 to 19:00. Press, officials from the city, the club, MLB and KNBSB, as well as Mister-Baseball.com will be on hand for the ceremony. The first exhibition games will be played this weekend.

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