TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Tim Kennelly #23 of Team Australia fails a sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Robbie Perkins #9 of Team Australia celebrates after drawing a walk in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Robbie Perkins #9 of Team Australia celebrates after drawing a walk in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Taek Yeon Kim #63 of Team Republic of Korea throws in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Taek Yeon Kim #63 of Team Republic of Korea throws in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Taek Yeon Kim #63 of Team Republic of Korea throws in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

South Korea's Park Dong-won hits a doubles during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Australia and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korea's Park Dong-won reacts as he hits a doubles during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Australia and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)