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Jair Francoise Jurrjens (pronounced /ˈdʒaɪ.ər ˈdʒɜrdʒənz/ jy-ər jur-jənz; born January 29, 1986 in Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands is a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.
Jurrjens grew in a quiet neighborhood called ´Kura Piedra´ pronounced in Dutch as ´Steenkoraal or Stenenkoraal´, and was always active in baseball. His older brother, Carl Jr., also played baseball.
Jurrjens speaks English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamentu.