HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 08: Joe la Sorsa #75 of Team Italy pitches in the sixth inning against Team Great Britain during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 08, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 08: Joe la Sorsa #75 of Team Italy pitches in the sixth inning against Team Great Britain during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 08, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 08: Miles Mastrobuoni #2 of Team Italy runs after hitting in the seventh inning against Team Great Britain during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 08, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 08: Jakob Marsee #5 of Team Italy singles in the sixth inning against Team Great Britain during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 08, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 08: Ian Lewis Jr. #6 of Team Great Britain runs after batting in the seventh inning against Team Italy during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 08, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 08: Ian Lewis Jr. #6 of Team Great Britain runs after batting in the seventh inning against Team Italy during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 08, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 08: Kyle Nicolas #19 of Team Italy is relived in the eighth inning against Team Great Britain during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 08, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 08: Andrew Fischer #11 of Team Italy bats in the seventh inning against Team Great Britain during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 08, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)