TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Taisei Makihara #5 of Team Japan at bat in the third inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Yuhei Nakamura #27 of Team Japan at bat in the third inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Yuhei Nakamura #27 of Team Japan at bat in the third inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Seiya Suzuki #51 of Team Japan, Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan and Shugo Maki #2 of Team Japan talk during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Seiya Suzuki #51 of Team Japan, Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan and Shugo Maki #2 of Team Japan talk during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Seiya Suzuki #51 of Team Japan, Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan and Shugo Maki #2 of Team Japan talk during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Hiroto Takahashi #28 of Team Japan reacts in the third inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Terrin Vavra #6 of Team Czechia celebrates after hitting a single in the third inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)