Japan's Shohei Ohtani prepares to bat 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)

South Korean players huddle prior to 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: Shugo Maki #2 of Team Japan strikes out in the second 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: Hyeseong Kim #3 of Team Republic of Korea strikes out in the second 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: Hyeseong Kim #3 of Team Republic of Korea strikes out in the second 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: Munetaka Murakami #55 of Team Japan strikes out in the second 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: Hyeseong Kim #3 of Team Republic of Korea strikes out in the second 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: Hyeseong Kim #3 of Team Republic of Korea at bat in the second 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)