23-year-old Stijn van der Meer has made his debut in professional baseball. The graduate of Lamar University got drafted by the Houston Astros in the 34th round of MLB’s amateur draft in June. After playing for the Netherlands in the Honkbalweek Haarlem and paying a visit to the Collegiate Baseball League Europe he played his first game for the Gulf Coast League Astros this week, going 1-for-3 in his debut.