Czech Republic vs. Japan Game Highlights | 2023 World Baseball Classic 

Greetings from the Czech Republic, I'm not exactly a baseball fan, but this tournament has been amazing so far and it's really heartwarming to see so many positive and motivating comments from the Japanese fans in here. 🙌Massive respect to all the fans and the Japanese team and best of luck for the rest of the tournament! You guys are the definition of class and sportsmanship not just in baseball, but basically all sports. ❤👏👍

I like the way the Czech team composed of truck drivers and firefighters still pitched better against Ohtani than the Athletics

We Japanese love the Czech Republic now! Thank you for such a great game with great sportsmanship!! We learned a lot of things from the team!!!

チェコは兼業しているなんて信じられないほど素晴らしい選手たちだった。みんな楽しそうにプレーしていたし、これからもっと強くなって競技人口も増えて欲しい！

I'm a fan of Japan, and there's a lot of talk about the Czech Republic in Japan right now. This is because many Japanese people were moved by today's wonderful match and by the wonderful personality of the players of the Czech national team. I also really like the Czech national team, and I want to go on a trip to the Czech Republic next time. Thank you very much to all Czech players and fans. We hope that both the Czech Republic and Japan will advance through the group stage.

From Dominican Republic watching every Japan match.

Wow. Satoria is just an electrician by day but managed to strike out the All-Star Ohtani. Mad respect for the Czech players.

副業で大谷から三振をとった←凄すぎ

No shame to lose to Japan. Czech Republic played well. They seem to be well coached.

Respect to Czech Republic 🇨🇿 They did very well

宮城65球制限があるなかで5イニング投げきってくれたの優秀すぎる

I really appreciate the positive vibe from the team Czech, acknowledging they don’t have “pro league” and doing such a performance, their baseball future is blight. They have gained HUGE respect from Japanese fans this night, much love from Japan🇯🇵❤️🇨🇿

Really happy for Czech Republic. It’s awesome seeing baseball being played at a quality level from a European nation. Hopefully this is a sign the game continues to grow in Europe.

Sasaki's hometown is Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, which was greatly damaged by the 3.11 earthquake. He himself lost his home in the tsunami and lost his father and grandparents. Twelve years later, on March 11th, he made his first appearance on the international stage.

恭喜日本🇯🇵 來自台灣的祝福.我們日本見

Today was an important day for many Japanese and Sasaki. The Czech players were wonderful, and all of Japan was impressed by their sportsmanship. Thank you for playing a wonderful game on this important day. I pray for the Czech players to break through the group stage.

プロじゃないのに、世界最高の選手の一人である大谷を2打席連続で抑えたのは本当に凄い。

チェコ代表の紳士的な姿勢はとても素晴らしかったです。

The Czech Republic has heart. Impossible not to like them.

I’m from Taiwan, Czech Republic won my respect since game1. You guys are amazing! I hope we can have more communion in baseball, good luck on next 2 games! I’m your fan now😊

Jsem Japonec. Českou republiku jsem si zamiloval! Těšíme se na vás zase za tři roky! Pojďme se setkat! k novým přátelům🇯🇵🤝🇨🇿

I'm Japanese, but after watching this match, I fell in love with Czech Republic players. I hope Czech baseball will develop in the future. The Japanese are rooting for the Czech Republic

from🇯🇵 🇨🇿 national team is greatest sportsmans. Full respect and play for your win！

どれだけ多くの日本人がこの大会でチェコの事を好きになったことか 少しでも伝わったら嬉しいね

I could watch Japenese baseball all day. Not because of the amazing talent but the crowds are always so great.

日本の次にチェコを応援してる。チェコ代表がみんな野球が副業って話と東京ドームに感動した話、そして試合でのパフォーマンス。全てに惚れちゃう

The Czech players were wonderful, all of them seemed to enjoy playing baseball. Most of the Japanese who saw the Czech players play last night expressed their respect for them. There was a storm of praise for them on Japanese social networking sites. I was personally impressed by the defense of the Czech first team. Thank you for your great play. I sincerely hope for the development of their country and baseball in their country.

チェコはヨーロッパ野球にまた一つ伝説を残したと思います！ チェコ国内では初めてのテレビ放送をし、本業がありながらも 随所に光るプレーを魅せ、日本国内でも大きな話題となりました！ チェコ代表の皆さんのプレーをきっかけに野球という素晴らしいスポーツが 多くの人に興味を持っていただけると嬉しいです！！ チェコの皆さん！！ヨーロッパの皆さん！！野球は楽しいよ！！

The great personalities of the Czech players made it a wonderful match. Many Japanese were filled with love for the Czech Republic at today's game. I look forward to the development of baseball in your country and to the day when we can play again!

I have become a fan of the Czech Republic. I hope we can have another match. I love Czech Republic❤

チェコは野球はこうあるべきというのを体現してくれましたね。 試合中も試合後もとても素晴らしい対応でした

Start a bit shaky, but Japan overpowering. But kudos to the Czech Republic for earning their spot amongst the baseball powerhouse nations.

チェコ普通に上手いよな 選手もサポーターも最後まで雰囲気良いし　今後化けそうな国だな

I’m Japanese🇯🇵. Czech baseball very respect!! 🇨🇿

Let's make the Prague Giants. 🇨🇿Good team👍 From JAPAN🇯🇵

Respect to Czechia for playing their best. I hope to see baseball become more popular in Europe

Satoria's changeup was truly a magic! Nice game! 🇨🇿🇯🇵

Czech Republic is such a beautiful team. Great respect from Japan❤

Is very nice to read all this comments here.Thank You all.Greetings from Czech rep.

Czech players were so sweet and kind that I wanted to cheer for them although I'm Japanese. Big up to Czech players!! I hope baseball will be more popular in Czech!

Sasaki looks like a beast out there. Would love to see more of him without having to tune into late night NPB games, just looks so solid.

Despite the Czechs losing, the way they started the game gives their country encouragement to continue growing the sport there I'm sure they will continue to inspire a lot of kids back home.

Czech Republic was an AMAZING and RESPECTFUL team! Huge respect from Japan!🇨🇿🇯🇵

🏏Japan was the favorite in this game. The Czech Republic gave a really good performance. So great performance from everyone. Bravo! 👍💪👏

Byl to opravdu skvělý tým. děkuji česky Z Japonska

Team Czech Republic played fair and showed such sportsmanship. respect

The Team Czech Republic deserves a respectful. they don't play baseball for a living but played very well and look very fun. a lot of japanese people who whached the game have come to love the czech republic.

From Taiwan congratulations to Japan for winning 日本優勝おめでとう

Really appreciated your sportsmanship, the Czech Team!! Thank you for the great game. Huge respect from Japan.

That starting pitcher for Japan tops out at 102mph, damn! And they got ohtani who throws 100+😮

I'm Japanese but I absolutely loved the way Czech played! They were genuinely enjoying the game and I am a fan of them now haha

I use google translate. It was a great match. Japanese media reported that the Czech Republic does not have a professional league and is fighting for the development of baseball in their country. Many Japanese must have realized that Czech baseball is a great professional team after watching the battles of Czech baseball pioneers. I love the czech team. I would like to continue to support them.

チェコはいいチームだった 特に先発のピッチャーは、遅い球だって武器になることを見事に示してくれていた 両チームともナイスゲームをありがとう

We love and respect from Japan😊❤

We love Czech🇨🇿 from Japan🇯🇵!!

Sasaki’s pitching consistency was exceptional. On the other side, Czech Republic played well given the fact that they don't play the sport for a living.

日本もチェコも最高のパフォーマンスを見せてくれありがとう！ 両者ともグループステージ突破してくれるといいな

The Czech team made a positive impression on the Japanese. As a major achievement of goodwill diplomacy Czech embassy should commend them.

副業でこの素晴らしいバッティングやピッチングをできるのは才能の塊でしかない

Yamakawa's swing is really mesmerizing. Also, good showing by the Czechs. Really respect their game.

I was impressed by the courage of the Czech players. I think it's a great achievement for Czech players to continue playing baseball and participate in the WBC. Especially in the early stages, the Japanese team was forced to struggle by Czech pitchers. There are good defenders and batters in the Czech Republic, and I thought the future of Czech baseball would be bright and developing. Also, I thought Czech team are very polite and had top-notch sportsmanship. I respect the great Czech players from the bottom of my heart. Czech team, Thank you for all of the impressive moments you delivered. Congratulations Japan.Good luck with tomorrow's game, too. from🇯🇵

Seeing those guys from the Czech Republic competing on the world stage vs. Japan brought a smile to my face. They brought professionalism, sportsmanship, and a fierce drive to play ball. It's so cool to see a team built of firefighters, accountants, teachers, and tradesmen on the field with MLB caliber players. Such a special moment for the Czechs AND baseball worldwide.

respect 🇨🇿 from🇯🇵

I’m Japanese. Czech is good team. I love this team. Satoria is so good pitcher. He has to come to Japan to play baseball. His Changeup is amazing

from Taiwanese in UK. Japan pitcher and batters are powerful. team to beat. Atmosphere is crazy there . WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT a team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Both teams had good sportsmanship. It was a very comfortable match. thank you czech republic! 🇯🇵🤝🇨🇿

素晴らしい試合をありがとう🇨🇿

The Japanese are polite,friendly And very nice people.👍👋🙂

Felicidades a japan juega un gran beisbol y su fanatico que educación tiene ello y soy dominicano

日本人だけどWBCきっかけでチェコ大好きになった

Love 🇨🇿 from 🇯🇵!!!!!

I am Japanese. This match had a great atmosphere. The team respected each other and you could see a lot of smiles on the players' faces. It was great! Czech players were gentlemen and impressed me☺️

チェコBig up！！🇯🇵🤝🇨🇿 この試合はチェコにとって初めてテレビで放送された野球の試合との事。 スポーツマンシップ溢れる素晴らしい野球で、別に本業を持つ選手が沢山いるチームとは思えない細かく考えられた野球だった。 これからチェコでの野球人口が増えます様に。 引き続き日本は勝ち進むのみ🔥🇯🇵

日本、台湾が一緒に努力しよう!私たちは東京に行って試合に参加したい。🇹🇼🤝🇯🇵 日本の野球は世界で最も強大な👍

I respect the sportsmanship and pure love for baseball displayed by the two teams.❤

I hope baseball gets bigger in the Czech Republic because of this showing. They're really not even supposed to be at the WBC and to not only have a win but also lose to Japan by less than either Korea or China did is incredible.

Damn, I didn't even know the Czechs played baseball. Major respect to them

The Czech Satoria pitcher made a really nice pitch. It was impressive that all the players tried to enjoy it. Both countries played their best matches. 👍

To the Czech National Team. Japanese people are strict about baseball. why you guys are admired. 1.great sportsmanship 2.great spirit of fair play 3.It was stronger than anything else. Can you shoot 160km on a fluke? World, the Czech national team is a team to admire!👍

Props to the Czechs for scoring 2 runs against Japan and striking out Ohtani!! 🔥⚾

100+mph fastball and 90+mph splitter with great command and 20 years old. Can’t wait to see what Sasaki does when he goes to the MLB!

Japan loved Czech team! Respect 🇨🇿

Great respect to those players on Czech team who worked as fireman, traders etc. Anything is possible!

I loved the spirit of how Czech played! I could see they enjoyed and we all enjoyed. Respect for Czech and thank you for showing us such a game.

The game was pleasant to watch! Huge respect to both Czechia and Japans sportsmanship🥰🥰 The way you enjoy the game is inspiring, I wish you both very very well🙌🙌🙌 Love from Taiwan

2:22 sasaki threw 101 mph 😮🧐

I love Japanese team from Taiwan👍

It was the most heartwarming match. I was rooting for Japan because I am Japanese, but after the game I became a fan of the Czech team.

元々チェコに旅行行きたいってずっと思ってたけど今日の試合で更にチェコの事が大好きになった！ また日本代表と試合ができる日を待ってます！

Japan is a team to beat. Even tho I don’t know most of their player it looks like they are all super starts on their league

チェコも素晴らしいチームでした！試合をしてくれてありがとう！

Who could not love the Czech team? Great positivity, wonderful sportsmanship, and phenomenal talent. Huge respect from Japan 🇯🇵🍻🇨🇿

The Czech team has a passion for baseball and a high level of self-improvement. In addition to the high quality of their plays, they gave us a great impression regardless of whether they won or lost the game, and they showed us a lot of actions that made the spectators happy. I'm rooting for my home country team, but I'm rooting for you guys as well. from Japan.

Man, if there wasn’t a pitch count in place, Japan might have been in big trouble😂 Satoria what a pitcher

チェコ代表の皆様へ とても素晴らしい、スポーツマンシップ、礼儀を見せて頂き、有難うございました！！ 勝ち負けよりも、再度、見習わなきゃならない事がとても多い。と感じさせられる、とても素晴らしい試合でした。 次のWBCで、また再戦できたら。。。

Sasaki was really impressive. Come to mlb ASAP

Czech play was excellent and beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration. I would like to see your country's courage again.

The players from the Czech Republic were very gentlemanly and wonderful！ Thank you for the match.ありがとうチェコ🇯🇵🤝🇨🇿

I didn't know the Czech Republic played baseball and how well they played and the starting pitcher looked good

Sasaki was great but Miyagi was outstanding too! Throwing 5 innings with the 65 regulation thing is like wow