Eagles Praha

Eagles Praha
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	Czech Extraliga
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Ballpark	Baseballový areál Eagles Praha
Established	1981;44 years ago (1981)
Colors	Green and white
Manager	Vladimír Chlup
Current uniforms
Home Away

Eagles Praha baseball grounds

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

History

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

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

Eagles Praha roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers  6 José Balaguera  7 Tomáš Duffek 42 Ondřej Hegr 51 Vasko Kolev 50 Albert Pražák 20 Jan Uhlíř 85 Šimon Vyklický 34 Tadeáš Zavadil		Catchers  1 Matouš Bubeník 14 Lukáš Derganz 68 Zdeněk Machačka 44 Marcus Weinzimer Infielders 21 Šimon Blažek 48 Mikuláš Hanuš 90 Gehrig Octavio 81 Matyáš Trčka 43 Jan Uhlík  9 Petr Zýma Outfielders 63 Michal Antoň 37 Marek Chlup 27 Matyáš Fous 39 Aleš Prandžev 74 Marek Slabý 86 Jan Výbora		Manager 47 Vladimír Chlup Roster updated on 15 January 2024

References

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.

External links

• Official club webpage