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2023 European Baseball Championship

The 2023 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by WBSC Europe. It was held in five cities in the Czech Republic, from September 24 to October 1, 2023. The championship marked the first time in history, excluding three occasions when they did not enter the tournament, that the Netherlands did not feature in the final, having lost 7–6 to Spain in the semi-finals.

Qualification

The top 14 teams of the 2021 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament. After the expulsion of Russia, who had finished 10th, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the remaining three spots were filled through a qualification tournament, that saw Hungary, France, and Switzerland qualify. Slovakia was the only team from the 2021 championship that did not qualify in 2023.

Venues

The tournament took place in six different stadiums across the Czech Republic.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom two teams entered the 9th–16th place play-offs.

All times are local, CEST ().

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Play-offs

Placement round 5th–8th place

Relegation rounds

13–16th places classification

Final standings

^ - Relegated to B Pool European Qualifier

Awards and honors

Awards

Statistical leaders

Home runs

There were 74 home runs hit in 48 games, for an average of home runs per game.

4 home runs

3 home runs

2 home runs

1 home run

Notable participants

Several former and future Major League Baseball players participated in the tournament. Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza managed Italy and Robel García played for the Italian team. The Netherlands team included Didi Gregorius, Roger Bernadina, and Shairon Martis, with Gene Kingsale serving as a coach. Ryan Lavarnaway, Ty Kelly, Josh Zeid, and Jake Fishman played for Israel. Engel Beltré and Rhiner Cruz played for Spain. Eric Sogard played for Czechia. Catching prospect Harry Ford starred for Great Britain, which also included Jake Esch. Erik Pappas was a player and coach for Greece.

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