Eagles Praha
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| League | Czech Extraliga | ||||
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic | ||||
| Ballpark | Baseballový areál Eagles Praha | ||||
| Established | 1981 | ||||
| Colors | Green and white | ||||
| Manager | Vladimír Chlup | ||||
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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
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Manager Roster updated on 15 January 2024
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References
- ^ "Historie - Eagles Praha". eagles.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Eagles Praha". extraliga.baseball.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Votinská, Evženie (13 September 2022). "Nominace na WBCq". baseball.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Clair, Michael (1 March 2023). "The Czech Republic baseball team will steal your heart". MLB.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Vlach, Jiří (30 March 2023). "Eagles Praha - preview 2023". baseball.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Areál - Eagles Praha". eagles.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 January 2024.