Originally signed by the Blue Jays as an international free agent on June 24, 2019, following his second professional season in the Dutch Major Leagues...Born in Zeist, Netherlands, the same hometown as Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven...Was raised in nearby Woudenberg, Netherlands...Five previous pitchers born in the Netherlands have pitched in Major League Baseball, the most notable in Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven for 22 years with the Twins, Rangers, Pirates, Indians and Angels, who shares the same birthplace as Robberse in Zeist...Was the only player born in Europe to pitch in the 2023 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game in Seattle...His father, Raymond, also played baseball in the Netherlands...He was part of a pre-selection process for the under-20 national team before a knee injury from a pedal bike accident when he was 20 ended his baseball playing days...Regularly watched day games on MLB.TV with 1 p.m. local start times at 7 p.m. in the Netherlands...Tuned in to World Series games with his father and brother in the middle of the night, which regularly ended at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. for them...In high school, joined a baseball academy separate from the school he attended, which meant 90-minute trips to school, an hour’s worth of travel to practice and 2.5-hour trips back home...Signing scout was Andrew Tinnish (Blue Jays)...Resides in Clearwater, Fla.
2024
Was invited to Major League Spring Training...His second straight after getting an invite from the Blue Jays in 2023...Started the season on the Memphis (AAA) roster and made 14 starts (16 appearances)...Had relief appearances vs. Nashville (5/31) and at Omaha (6/6) as Giovanny Gallegos and Steven Matz were making injury rehabilitation starts those games...Placed on the seven-day injured list with a right elbow injury June 18 - August 29 with an injury rehabilitation assignment to Palm Beach (A) for three starts (6 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 4 K)...In his first start after returning from injury, threw four scoreless innings of two-hit ball vs. Omaha (9/5-Game 1)...Threw a career-high eight innings at Gwinnett (4/19), spinning a one-hitter, allowing an unearned run with a season-high nine strikeouts to match his career-high in a 4-1 victory...Held his opposition to two runs or less in each of his first six starts (4-0, 1.77 ERA, 35.2 IP, 35 K) allowing two home runs total...Pitched 5.2 innings or more in each of his first eight starts...Threw six innings in relief of an MLB rehab start and then did not pitch more than 5.2 innings in any of his final seven appearances of the season...Maxed out at 105 pitches vs. Gwinnett (5/19) over seven innings in a win...Surrendered a season-high four home runs vs. Norfolk (5/8).
2023
Began the season in New Hampshire (AA) and made 18 starts before being traded to the Cardinals on July 30...Ranked 10th among all Double-A pitchers with a 1.17 WHIP at the time of the transaction...Was sent to Memphis (AAA) where he finished the season making seven starts and eight overall appearances...Pitched in relief, throwing 6.0 innings allowing one run in his final appearance of the season vs. Charlotte (9/20)...Was his first relief appearance in a Minor League regular season game since July 1, 2021...Pitched for the American League in the Sirius XM Futures Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle...Allowed two runs on two hits with a strikeout facing three batters in his appearance...Struck out eight or more batters six times including his final three games with the Redbirds with a season-high nine at Norfolk (9/15) matching his career-high from 2022 vs. Harrisburg (9/17/22)...His 25 strikeouts in three starts in Sept. 2023 while with Memphis was his second-highest monthly total, behind only May 2023 when he fanned 29 over five starts with New Hampshire...Held his opposition to one run or fewer in 12 appearances with four scoreless outings.
2022
Started the 2022 season with High-A Vancouver before earning a promotion to Double-A New Hampshire in August... Combined to make 22 starts between the two levels, going 4-7 with a 3.23 ERA (40 ER/111.1 IP) while holding opponents to a .227 batting average... Allowed three earned runs or fewer in 21 of 22 starts... Did not surrender any earned runs over a five-start span with Vancouver from April 26-May 31, pitching 29.2 frames with 12 hits, 27 strikeouts and seven walks... Named Northwest League Pitcher of the Week for May 23-29... Struck out a career-high nine batters in his last outing of the season on Sept. 17 vs. HBG...Allowed one unearned run over 6.0 innings with three hits and a walk.
