On June 23, Chargé d’Affaires Steven Kashkett was the honored guest at the Eagles Stadium in Prague 4 where he threw out the first pitch for the 34th Prague Baseball Week.
Jan Bagin, the tournament founder welcomed Kashkett and the Deputy Mayor of Prague 4 Zdeněk Kovářík to the field for brief remarks before the game. The Czech team went on to win the match against Planet Baseball (USA) 13 to 3. The other matches of the day included the International Stars (USA) winning 14-0 over Great Britain and Germany 18 willing 11-9 over Czech 18.