Jurrangelo Cijntje

Jean Michael "Jurrangelo" Cijntje (born May 31, 2003) is a Dutch-born Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He is a switch pitcher, a skill that is extremely rare, capable of pitching proficiently with both arms. He was drafted with the 15th overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft by the Mariners.

Amateur career
Cijntje was born in the Netherlands and grew up primarily in Willemstad, Curaçao. He was a member of the Willemstad Little League team that played in the 2016 Little League World Series. Cijntje moved to Miami, Florida, when he was 16 years old. He enrolled at Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Florida, and committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University at the start of his senior year. He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 18th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft, but he opted not to sign and enrolled at Mississippi State.

Cijntje entered his freshman season with the Bulldogs baseball team as a mid-week starting pitcher. In his first collegiate start against Louisiana–Monroe, he struck out seven batters while allowing one hit and one walk over four innings pitched. He finished the season with a 3-5 win-loss record and 8.10 earned run average (ERA) in 14 games, 13 of which he started. He had 63 strikeouts in 50 innings pitched. In his sophomore season in 2024, Cijntje was named a second-team All American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game. He finished the season with an 8-2 record and 3.67 ERA over 16 starts. He had 113 strikeouts in 90.2 innings pitched.

Professional career
Cijntje was drafted by the Seattle Mariners with the 15th overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft on July 14, 2024. On July 16, 2024, Cijntje signed with the Mariners on a $4.88 million contract.

Personal life
Cijntje's father, Mechangelo, played baseball professionally in the Netherlands as a catcher. Cijntje is dominant left-handed.