TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jung Hoo Lee #22 of Team Republic of Korea hits 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 hits 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: Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan celebrates with teammates after scoring a run by a RBI two run single of Masataka Yoshida #34 of Team Japan 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 celebrates with teammates after scoring a run by a RBI two run single of Masataka Yoshida #34 of Team Japan 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 celebrates with teammates after scoring a run by a RBI two run single of Masataka Yoshida #34 of Team Japan 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 celebrates with teammates after scoring a run by a RBI single of Masataka Yoshida #34 of Team Japan 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: Taisei Makihara #5 of Team Japan celebrates with teammates after loaded walk 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: Taisei Makihara #5 of Team Japan celebrates with teammates after loaded walk 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)