Baseball: Japan to warm up for Premier12 against Czech Republic

Samurai Japan will warm up for its Premier12 title defense with two games against the Czech Republic in November, NPB Enterprise Inc. announced Wednesday. The two games will be at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on Nov. 9 and 10. Japan will open its Group B play at the same venue on Nov. 13 against Australia before traveling to Taiwan for the remainder of the first round. The Czech Republic, currently ranked 15th in the world, was well received by fans in the 2023 World Baseball Classic’s first-round Pool B at Tokyo Dome. The team, largely comprised of part-time ballplayers, competed well in all of their…

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