Ondřej Furko

Ondřej Furko

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 6", Weight 209 lb.

• Born February 10, 1999

Biographical Information

Ondřej Furko has played in the Extraliga and for the Czech national team.

Furko represented the Czech Republic in the European Juvenile and Cadet Championships from 2011-2014. He pitched two shutout innings in the 2015 European Junior Championship. He made his Extraliga debut in 2016, tossing two shutout innings (1 K, 0 H, 0 BB) for Czech power Draci Brno. That year, he also pitched two shutout frames in the 2016 Federations Cup in a win over Moskvich (2 H, 2 K). He had a no-decision against Spain in the 2016 European Junior Championship (4 IP, 8 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 5 R, 4 ER). It was his only mound appearance in the event, but he hit well in the field (4 for 11, 2 2B, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI).

At age 18, he was 4-0 with a 2.28 ERA in the 2017 Extraliga. When Draci Brno won the 2017 CEB Cup, he played a role, holding Minsk to one run in six before Michal Sobotka relieved, in winning their opener. He tied Tomáš Duffek for 7th in the event in ERA. In the 2017 U23 European Championship, he turned in two fine outings (5 2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 UER, 0 ER, 5 K). That year, he was one of two Czech players to play for the World Select team in the MLB Showcase Tournament; Marek Chlup was the other.

The big right-hander was 6-1 with a save and a 3.50 ERA for Draci Brno in '18. He tied for 10th in the league in wins. He struggled in the 2018 European Champions Cup (2 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R in 2 G), losing to T&A San Marino. In the 2018 Super6, he had a 13.50 ERA in his lone game but the Czechs had a 12.10 team ERA so he was not too bad compared to his staffmates, many of them older and more experienced. In his outing, he relieved Ondřej Satoria in the 5th with a 8-2 deficit against Spain. He allowed a solo homer that inning to Richard Montiel and a two-run shot the next to Jesús Ustariz before fellow youngster Lukáš Hlouch took over in the 7th with a 11-3 deficit.