HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States takes an at bat against Team Italy in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States takes an at bat against Team Italy in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States takes an at bat against Team Italy in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Dan Altavilla #53 of Team Italy delivers a pitch against Team United States in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Sam Antonacci #10 of Team Italy takes an at bat against Team United States in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Sam Antonacci #10 of Team Italy takes an at bat against Team United States in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of Team United States reacts in an at bat against Team Italy in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Team United States looks on from the dugout in the fifth inning against Team Italy during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)