TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Ryuhei Sotani #47 of Team Japan throws in the seventh inning 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)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Ryuhei Sotani #47 of Team Japan throws in the seventh inning 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)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Shih-Hsiang Lin #12 of Team Chinese Taipei throws in the seventh inning 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)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Shih-Hsiang Lin #12 of Team Chinese Taipei throws in the seventh inning 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)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Jun-Wei Zhang #37 of Team Chinese Taipei withdraws in the seventh inning 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)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Jun-Wei Zhang #37 of Team Chinese Taipei high fives with infielders before his withdrawal in the seventh inning 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)

Taiwan's Jun-Wei Zhang pitches during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C first round game between Japan and Taiwan at the Tokyo Dome on March 6, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Taiwan's Tsung-Che Cheng throws the ball to the first base during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C first round game between Japan and Taiwan at the Tokyo Dome on March 6, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)