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Eagles Praha

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Eagles Praha
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueCzech Extraliga
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
BallparkBaseballový areál Eagles Praha
Established1981; 43 years ago (1981)
ColorsGreen and white
   
ManagerVladimír Chlup
Uniforms
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Eagles Praha baseball grounds

Eagles Praha is a baseball team from Prague, Czech Republic. The team plays in the Czech Extraliga.

History

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The club was established on 3 February 1981 in the Krč district of Prague as TJ Sokol Praha 4 – Krč. In 1984, the club built its current facilities in a piece of land in Krč. In 1991, the team changed its name to Sokol Krč. In 2000, the organization signed a sponsorship agreement with Altron, a Czech technological supplier, and changed its name to Krč Altron in 2001. For the 2009 season, the club dropped the sponsor title and changed its name to Eagles Praha.[1]

The Eagles have never won the Extraliga title, but were runners-up in 1999, 2004, 2012 and 2019.[2]

Four Eagles' players were called to represent Czech Republic at the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification: pitcher Tomáš Duffek, catcher Martin Červenka, infielder Petr Zýma and outfielder Marek Chlup.[3] All four players also made it to the 2023 World Baseball Classic final roster, where Czech Republic played its pool in the Tokyo Dome in Japan.[4][5]

Ballpark

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Eagles Praha has the largest baseball and softball facilities in the Czech Republic.[6] The complex has two baseball fields, three softball fields, a multi-purpose indoor arena, a batting practice center and a gym.

The complex is located in the Krč district in the Prague 4 municipality, south of Prague's city center.

Roster

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Eagles Praha roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
  •  6 Venezuela José Balaguera
  •  7 Czech Republic Tomáš Duffek
  • 42 Czech Republic Ondřej Hegr
  • 51 Czech Republic Vasko Kolev
  • 50 Czech Republic Albert Pražák
  • 20 Czech Republic Jan Uhlíř
  • 85 Czech Republic Šimon Vyklický
  • 34 Czech Republic Tadeáš Zavadil
Catchers
  •  1 Czech Republic Matouš Bubeník
  • 14 Czech Republic Lukáš Derganz
  • 68 Czech Republic Zdeněk Machačka
  • 44 Czech Republic Marcus Weinzimer

Infielders

  • 21 Czech Republic Šimon Blažek
  • 48 Czech Republic Mikuláš Hanuš
  • 90 United States Gehrig Octavio
  • 81 Czech Republic Matyáš Trčka
  • 43 Czech Republic Jan Uhlík
  •  9 Czech Republic Petr Zýma

Outfielders

  • 63 Czech Republic Michal Antoň
  • 37 Czech Republic Marek Chlup
  • 27 Czech Republic Matyáš Fous
  • 39 Czech Republic Aleš Prandžev
  • 74 Czech Republic Marek Slabý
  • 86 Czech Republic Jan Výbora
Manager
  • 47 Czech Republic Vladimír Chlup

Roster updated on 15 January 2024


References

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  1. ^ "Historie - Eagles Praha". eagles.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Eagles Praha". extraliga.baseball.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ^ Votinská, Evženie (13 September 2022). "Nominace na WBCq". baseball.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. ^ Clair, Michael (1 March 2023). "The Czech Republic baseball team will steal your heart". MLB.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ^ Vlach, Jiří (30 March 2023). "Eagles Praha - preview 2023". baseball.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Areál - Eagles Praha". eagles.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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