 On December 16, 2019, Balentien signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.Balentien represented Team Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2015 WBSC Premier12 and the 2017 World Baseball Classic.Following the conclusion of the 2017 WBC tournament, he was named to the 2017 All-World Baseball Classic team.