Czech Republic national baseball team

Czech Republic
Federation	Czech Baseball Association

The Czech Republic national baseball team is a national team of Czech Republic and is controlled by the Czech Baseball Association. It represents the nation in senior-level men's international competition. The team is a member of the CEB. The team was penalized for using illegal players in the 2007 European Championship.

In a historic breakthrough, the team managed to earn a spot into the 2023 World Baseball Classic by finishing second in its qualifying group in September of 2022. Among the teams they finished ahead of were Spain and South Africa, both former participants in the main tournament.

Managers

• 1997: ?
• 1999-2001: Stan Luketich
• 2003: Rick Jacques
• 2005-2010 European Championship: Arnošt Nesňal
• 2010 Intercontinental Cup: Pavel Chadim
• 2012: Andy Berglund
• 2014-2021: Mike Griffin
• 2022: Chadim

Further Reading

• Michael Clair: "Watch the Czech Republic make World Baseball Classic history", mlb.com, January 31, 2023. [1]
• Michael Clair: "The Czech Republic baseball team will steal your heart", mlb.com, February 28, 2023. [2]
• Michael Clair: "How the Czech Republic baseball team became big stars in Japan", mlb.com, January 4, 2024. [3]