TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jan Novak #18 of Team Czechia throws in the first 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: Manager Hao-Jiu Tseng #99 of Team Chinese Taipei is seen prior to 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: Manager Pavel Chadim #89 of Team Czechia is seen during the national anthem prior to 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: Manager Hao-Jiu Tseng #99 and players of Team Chinese Taipei line up for the national anthem prior to 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: Players of Team Chinese Taipei and Team Czechia line up for the national anthems prior to 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)

Members of Taiwan's national cheerleading group 'CT AMAZE' perform prior to the start of 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' perform prior to the start of 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)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Manager Hao-Jiu Tseng #99 of Team Chinese Taipei gestures as An-Ko Lin #77 is introduced prior to 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)