Czech Republic national baseball team
| Czech Republic national baseball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Confederation | WBSC Europe |
| Manager | Pavel Chadim |
| Captain | Martin Mužík |
| Team Colors | Dark Blue, Red, White |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 15  (11 November 2025)[1] |
| Highest | 14 (2 times; latest in December 2021) |
| Lowest | 25 (December 2012) |
| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) |
| Best result | 14th (2023) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 18th (2005) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1997) |
| Best result | 3rd (2025) |
The Czech Republic national baseball team is the national baseball team of Czechia (Czech Republic). The team competes in the biennial European Baseball Championship, and debuted in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
The team will compete in the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March 2026.
History
Czech clubs began playing against teams of United States Army servicemen in the immediate aftermath of World War II, but the development of the sport was halted after the fall of the Iron Curtain and would not resume until Bill Arce's baseball clinics in Prague, starting in 1969. It would not be until the 1980s that an official national team (for what was then Czechoslovakia) was formed; the team took three out of four games from the Soviet national team in Tbilisi, Georgia in October 1987.[2]
The country became a full member of the Confederation of European Baseball in 1989, around the time of the Velvet Revolution. At the point of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the national team was almost entirely composed of Czech players. The Czech national team first qualified for the European Baseball Championship in 1997, with a record of 4–4. The team narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, falling short of Italy and the Netherlands.[2]
In 2009, Europe hosted the IBAF World Cup, the first time in history the Baseball World Cup was not hosted by a specific country. Prague hosted Group A of the pool round, and the Czech Republic team finished 20th, going 0–3 with losses to Australia, Mexico, and Chinese Taipei.
Because the Czech Republic finished in the top five in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, it moved on to the 2020 Olympics qualifiers in Italy in September 2019.[3][4] There, it came in third, behind Israel and the Netherlands.
Roster
| Czech Republic roster – 2023 World Baseball Classic | ||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Results and fixtures
The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[5]
- Legend
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
2019
| Euro Championship GS | 7 September | Czech Republic
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1–6 |  Israel
|
Weyersburg Park, Germany |
| 12:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 150 |
| Euro Championship GS | 8 September | Netherlands 
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6–8 | Czech Republic
|
Bonn 1, Germany |
| 15:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,200 |
| Euro Championship GS | 9 September | Czech Republic
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3–4 (F/10) |  Great Britain
|
Weyersburg Park, Germany |
| 12:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 150 |
| Euro Championship GS | 10 September | Czech Republic
|
10–3 |  Sweden
|
Weyersburg Park, Germany |
| 16:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 150 |
| Euro Championship GS | 11 September | Germany 
|
6–10 | Czech Republic
|
Bonn 1, Germany |
| 19:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 700 |
| Euro Championship QF | 13 September | Spain 
|
5–4 (F/10) | Czech Republic
|
Weyersburg Park, Germany |
| 16:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 150 |
| Euro Championship CG | 14 September | Czech Republic
|
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Bonn 2, Germany |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 80 |
| Euro Championship 5th | 15 September | Czech Republic
|
4–3 | Germany
|
Bonn 1, Germany |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,900 |
2020
| Friendly | 16 November | Czech Republic
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11–3 | Spain
|
Centro Insular, Spain |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | 17 November | Czech Republic
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3–4 | Spain
|
Centro Insular, Spain |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | 18 November | Czech Republic
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4–7 | Spain
|
Centro Insular, Spain |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | 19 November | Czech Republic
|
3–16 | Spain
|
Centro Insular, Spain |
| Boxscore |
2021
| Friendly | 4 September | Czech Republic
|
9–5 |  Austria
|
Diving Ducks Field, Austria |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | 5 September | Germany
|
6–3 | Czech Republic
|
Diving Ducks Field, Austria |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship GS | 12 September | Czech Republic
|
6–1 | Sweden
|
Aluffi Stadium, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship GS | 13 September | Netherlands
|
11–1 | Czech Republic
|
Paolo II Palace, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship GS | 14 September | Slovakia 
|
3–13 (F/7) | Czech Republic
|
Paschetto Stadium, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship QF | 16 September | Israel
|
3–2 | Czech Republic
|
Paolo II Palace, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship CG | 17 September | Czech Republic
|
17–2 |  Croatia
|
Paschetto Stadium, Italy |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship 5th | 18 September | Great Britain
|
5–8 | Czech Republic
|
Paolo II Palace, Italy |
| Boxscore |
2022
| Friendly | 17 March | Czech Republic
|
15–2 |  France
|
Centro Insular, Spain |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | 22 June | Czech Republic
|
7–1 |  Greece
|
Prague Eagles Complex, Czech Republic |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | 24 June | Czech Republic
|
2–3 | Spain
|
Prague Eagles Complex, Czech Republic |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | 6 September | Germany
|
1–0 | Czech Republic
|
Prague Eagles Complex, Czech Republic |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | 7 September | Germany
|
2–3 | Czech Republic
|
Prague Eagles Complex, Czech Republic |
| Boxscore |
| World Baseball Classic Q | 17 September | Spain
|
21–7 (F/7) | Czech Republic
|
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany |
| 13:00 CET | WP: Rogelio Armenteros HR: Jesus Ustariz (1), Edison Valerio (1, 2) |
Boxscore | LP: Marek Minarik HR: Vojtech Mensik (1), Marek Chlup (1), Matej Mensik (1), Martin Muzik (1) |
Attendance: 1,725 Umpires: Darius Ghani (HP), Mark Winters (1B), Roberto LaMadrid (2B), John Byrne (3B) |
| World Baseball Classic Q | 18 September | France
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1–7 | Czech Republic
|
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany |
| 13:00 CET | LP: Marc-Andre Habeck (0-1) |
Boxscore | WP: Lukas Ercoli (1-0) HR: Vojtech Mensik (2) |
Attendance: 911 Umpires: Mark Winters (HP), Roberto LaMadrid (1B), Kyohei Makita (2B), Young Chou Kwon (3B) |
| World Baseball Classic Q | 20 September | Czech Republic
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8–4 | Germany
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Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany |
| 13:00 CET | WP: Daniel Padysak (1-0) Sv: Michal Kovala (1) HR: Peter Zyma (1), Martin Cervenka (1, 2) |
Boxscore | LP: Michael Bienlien (0-1) HR: William Germaine (1) |
Attendance: 1,102 Umpires: Kyohei Makita (HP), Tyler Jones (1B), Mark Winters (2B), Darius Gahni (3B) |
| World Baseball Classic Q | 21 September | Czech Republic
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3–1 | Spain
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Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany |
| 19:00 CET | WP: Martin Schneider Sv: Marek Minarik (1) HR: Martin Muzik (1), Marek Chlup (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Ronald Medrano |
Attendance: 1,229 Umpires: HP: Roberto LaMadrid, 1B: Darius Ghani, 2B: Young Chou Kwon, 3B: Jon Byrne. |
2023
| World Baseball Classic GS | 10 March | Czech Republic
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8–5 |  China
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Tokyo Dome, Japan |
| 12:00 JT | WP: Marek Minarik (1–0) HR: Matej Mensik (1), Martin Muzik (1) |
Boxscore | LP: Hai-Cheng Gong (0–1) |
Umpires: HP - Chan-Jung Chang, 1B - Pat Hoberg, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Fabrizio Fabrizzi |
| World Baseball Classic GS | 11 March | Czech Republic
|
2–10 |  Japan
|
Tokyo Dome, Japan |
| 19:00 JT | LP: Ondřej Satoria (0–1) |
Boxscore | WP: Rōki Sasaki (1–0) Sv: Hiroya Miyagi (1) HR: Shugo Maki (2) |
Attendance: 41,637 Umpires: HP: Ben May, 1B: Ramon De Jesus, 2B: Cuti Suárez, 3B: Fabrizio Fabrizzi |
| World Baseball Classic GS | 12 March | Czech Republic
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3–7 |  South Korea
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Tokyo Dome, Japan |
| 12:00 JT | LP: Lukas Ercoli (0–1) |
Boxscore | WP: Park Se-woong (1–0) Sv: Lee Yong-chan (1) HR: Ha-seong Kim (2) |
Umpires: HP – Delfin Colon, 1B – Laz Diaz, 2B – Fabrizio Fabrizzi, 3B – Ben May |
| World Baseball Classic GS | 13 March | Australia .svg.png){kind=small}
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8–3 | Czech Republic
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Tokyo Dome, Japan |
| 12:00 JT | WP: Daniel McGrath (1–0) HR: Alex Hall (2) |
Boxscore | LP: Marek Minařík (1–1) |
Umpires: HP: Ramon De Jesus. 1B: Delfin Colon. 2B: Laz Díaz. 3B: Fabrizio Fabrizzi. |
International tournament results
World Baseball Classic
| World Baseball Classic record | Qualification record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | W | L | RS | RA | ||
| 2006 | did not enter | No qualifiers held | ||||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | did not qualify | 0 | 2 | 6 | 28 | |||||||
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2023
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Round 1 | 14th | 1 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 27 | ||
| 2026
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To be determined | Automatically Qualified | ||||||||||
| Total | Round 1 | 2/6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 67 | ||
European Baseball Championship
Team Czech Republic competed at the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and came in fifth, behind Team Israel. Among the players who competed for it were Martin Červenka and Marek Minařík.[6]
Baseball World Cup
References
- ^ "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ a b Chetwynd, Josh (2019). Baseball in Europe. McFarland. p. 19.
- ^ Retired, shmired | Jewish Baseball News
- ^ MLB Monday (August 26-September 1, 2019) | Jewish Baseball News
- ^ "Czech Republic in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Statistiken der Baseball-EM 2019". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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