‘Korea VS Czech Republic’ baseball team, November Gossip Evaluation Exhibition 2026 Prepared for WBC

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(Sports Seoul | Reporter Lee So-young) The K-Baseball Series will be held for two consecutive years. The Korea National Team and the Czech Baseball Association will be evaluated at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul for two days on November 8-9.

The Korea Baseball Commission (KBO) said, “The KBO-Czech Baseball Association Evaluation Ceremony was held at KBO Studio on the 28th.

This evaluation game is part of the K-Baseball series, which is a project attracted to strengthen the competitiveness of the national team and accumulate experience. In November last year, he took his first step in the match against Cuba, and he planned to provide KBO players a chance to gain experience with overseas players.

The Czech Republic is the strongest of European baseball, which is ranked 15th in the WBSC world ranking. Among the European countries, the eighth Netherlands and the 14th Italy. In addition, in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final round, which will be held in Tokyo next year, it will be organized in Group C together with Korea.

In 2023, during the WBC, the Czech Republic scored 1 win and 3 losses in Group B in the Tokyo Round, and was fourth among Group B teams. This evaluation shows that KBO will not only explore the Czech team’s power in advance, but also establish a strategy against the WBC.

Huh Gu -yeon said, “We are pleased to have the KBO’s national team, the Czech national team, the European baseball power, and have a game.” “We hope that this evaluation exhibition will further promote the friendship between the two countries, which are closely related to industrially, and will be able to promote both countries next year.”

Ambassador Ivan Yan Chatk also said, “We are sincere pleased that the KBO and the Czech Baseball Association agreed to hold the evaluation exhibition in Seoul in November, and it shows that the relationship between Korea and the Czech will continue to develop in the future.” I expressed my feelings.

Chairman Peter Dietrich also expressed expectations. “I want to express my deepest gratitude to the KBO for inviting the Czech national team,” he said. “I am pleased to be able to play with the Korean national team, a baseball power. The Czech Baseball Association is using KBO and Korean baseball as a role model.”

“I want to learn a lot from KBO through this evaluation game, and I want to continue exchanges between the two countries.” sshong@sportsseoul.com