TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Taek-yeon Kim #63 of Team Republic of Korea reacts 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: Taek-yeon Kim #63 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 of Team Republic of Korea reacts after reaching second base safely ahead of a tag by Taisei Makihara #5 of Team Japan off a double 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 reaches second base safely ahead of a tag by Taisei Makihara #5 of Team Japan off a double 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 Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jung Hoo Lee #22 of Team Republic of Korea reaches second base safely ahead of a tag by Taisei Makihara #5 of Team Japan off a double 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 Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jung Hoo Lee #22 of Team Republic of Korea reaches second base safely ahead of a tag by Taisei Makihara #5 of Team Japan off a double 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 reaches second base safely ahead of a tag by Taisei Makihara #5 of Team Japan off a double 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 reaches second base safely ahead of a tag by Taisei Makihara #5 of Team Japan off a double 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)