TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Hyeseong Kim #3 of Team Republic of Korea reacts after striking out in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Young Kyu Kim #14 of Team Republic of Korea and Dong Won Park #27 of Team Republic of Korea talk in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan and teammates celebrate at the end of the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan and teammates celebrate at the end of the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Young Kyu Kim #14 of Team Republic of Korea pitches in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jung Hoo Lee #22 (L) of Team Republic of Korea celebrates with teammates in the dugout after scoring a run off an RBI single by Ju Won Kim #7 in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jung Hoo Lee #22 (L) of Team Republic of Korea reacts after scoring a run off an RBI single by Ju Won Kim #7 in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jung Hoo Lee #22 of Team Republic of Korea scores a run off an RBI single by Ju Won Kim #7 in the eighth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)