HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Alex Bregman #2 of Team United States bats in the first inning against Team Brazil during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jyun-Yue Tseng #60 of Team Chinese Taipei throws in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jyun-Yue Tseng #60 of Team Chinese Taipei throws in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jyun-Yue Tseng #60 of Team Chinese Taipei throws in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Lucas Ramirez #24 of Team Brazil celebrates a solo home run with teammate Osvaldo Carvalho #6 in the first inning against Team United States during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of Team United States steals second base against Vitor Ito #1 of Team Brazil in the first inning during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jyun-Yue Tseng #60 of Team Chinese Taipei throws in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Gabe Speier #55 of Team United States pitches in the eighth inning against Team Brazil during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)