Mariners’ Jurrangelo Cijntje is MLB’s best ‘switch pitching’ prospect ever, and he’s blowing minds

Mar 15 2025 by SBNation.com

 

Seattle Mariners pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje can throw gas with either hand

The Seattle Mariners drafted pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje out of Mississippi State with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Cijntje hails from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, and his father was a professional baseball player as a catcher in the Netherlands. That’s a cool backstory already, but it’s hardly what makes Cijntje so fascinating.

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