Japan's Shohei Ohtani reacts as he hits a double 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)

Japan's Shohei Ohtani hits a double 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)

Japan's Shohei Ohtani hits a double 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)

Japan's Shohei Ohtani runs to the first base as he hits a double 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)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan is congratulated by Manager Hirokazu Ibata #89 after hitting a grand slam in the second 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: Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan is congratulated by Manager Hirokazu Ibata #89 after hitting a grand slam in the second 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: Hao-Chun Cheng #47 of Team Chinese Taipei throws in the second 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: Hao-Chun Cheng #47 of Team Chinese Taipei throws in the second 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)