TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Milan Prokop #56 of Team Czechia at bat in the first 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: Josh Hendrickson #44 of Team Australia pitches in the first 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: Josh Hendrickson #44 of Team Australia pitches in the first 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: Josh Hendrickson #44 of Team Australia pitches in the first 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: Aaron Whitefield #2 of Team Australia hits a foul ball in the first 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)

Czech Republic's Tomas Ondra (R) pitches 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)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Curtis Mead #16 of Team Australia reacts after hitting a foul ball in the first 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: Travis Bazzana #64 of Team Australia reacts after striking out in the first 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)