TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Shota Morishita #23 of Team Japan warms up prior to 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: Kazuma Okamoto #25 of Team Japan takes batting practice prior to 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 06: Actor Inaki Godoy throws the ceremonial first pitch while actor Taz Skylar (R) watches prior to during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Japan and Chinese Taipei at Tokyo Dome on March 6, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 06: Geraldo Perdomo #2 of Team Dominican Republic slides into third base against Mark Vientos #13 of Team Nicaragua during the eighth inning of a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool D game at loanDepot park on March 06, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - MARCH 06: Gio Urshela #29 of Team Colombia strikes out during the second inning against Team Puerto Rico at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on March 06, 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

Taiwan's fans cheer in the stands during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Taiwan and Czech Republic at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of Taiwan's national cheerleading group 'CT AMAZE' cheer during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Taiwan and Czech Republic at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Taiwan's fans cheer in the stands during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Taiwan and Czech Republic at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)