The World Baseball Classic is long since over, but its reverberations are still being felt. 2023 was only the fifth edition of the game but it was by far one of the biggest. A celebration of baseball on a global scale – who wouldn’t want to see that? Major League Baseball is perhaps the most famous league worldwide but this event gave a chance to other countries to showcase their talents as well.

It was Japan’s third win at the tournament, the only country to have ever won multiple times. One would think it would make other countries upset but by the final round, almost everyone was rooting for them. Many teams gave stellar displays and one memorable underdog team was the Czech Republic. The European country quickly became a fan-favorite; in fact, they’re still receiving gifts from loving fans.

Czech Republic’s World Baseball Classic team expresses their thanks

Japan, the undefeated WBC champions, faced the Czech team early on. One might easily guess the outcome – the European team suffered defeat. But their players impressed everyone around them so deeply that fans have still not forgotten them. Even Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese team captain, honored the team in his own way, even after being struck out by a non-professional baseballer. The Asian country’s baseball fans also sent Czechia gifts and letters of appreciation.

In a recent Twitter post, the European team opened up with heartfelt words of gratitude. They also shared two special letters that they received from top government officials. One was a letter from the President of the Supreme Court Petr Angyallosy, while the other was from the Czech Ambassador to Japan Martin Tomčo.

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Amid thanking everyone, the caption also placed importance on the beauty of the sport that is baseball. It holds the immense power of bringing everyone together, no matter the country or creed. And it certainly holds true for this particular team.

The Czech team left everyone in awe of their utter devotion to baseball

In the Czech Republic, the highest level of baseball can be played in Czech Baseball Extraliga. The country has many loyal fans that are devoted to the sport and wanted to play in the WBC. What’s more, they have the talent to be professional players even if their job titles read otherwise.

It became a popular topic of discussion while the tournament was going on – people with job titles like teacher, tech expert, electrician, etc., were giving it their all to represent their country. They won a few, they lost a few. But what matters is that every single player on that team was passionate about baseball.

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How could they fail to impress anyone watching them then? Of course they’re still receiving gifts from people worldwide!