TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Ky Hampton #26 of Team Australia pitches in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 06, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Ky Hampton #26 of Team Australia pitches in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 06, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Chris Burke #34 of Team Australia hits a line drive in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 06, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Rixon Wingrove #52 of Team Australia reacts after grounding out in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 06, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Jarryd Dale #43 of Team Australia reacts after popping out in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 06, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Martin Cervinka #78 of Team Czechia reacts after hitting a foul ball in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 06, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Australia's Alex Hall reacts on second base after hitting a double during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C first round game between Czech Republic and Australia at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Australia's Alex Hall hits a double during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C first round game between Czech Republic and Australia at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)