TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Masataka Yoshida #34 of Team Japan rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third 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)

Japan's Shohei Ohtani hits a home run during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Japan and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Seiya Suzuki (center L) celebrates with Shohei Ohtani (center R) after hitting a home run during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Japan and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Shohei Ohtani (center L) celebrates with Japan's Seiya Suzuki (center R) after hitting a home run during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Japan and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Shohei Ohtani hits a home run during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Japan and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Seiya Suzuki hits a home run during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Japan and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Seiya Suzuki #51 of Team Japan celebrates with Shohei Ohtani #16 and teammates after hitting a solo home run in the third 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: Seiya Suzuki #51 of Team Japan celebrates with Shohei Ohtani #16 and teammates after hitting a solo home run in the third 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)