TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Hyun Min Ahn #23 of Team Republic of Korea celebrates with Dong Won Park #27 after scoring a run in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Shay Whitcomb #10 of Team Republic of Korea grounded into a double play in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. Hyun Min Ahn #23 scored on the play. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Hyun Min Ahn #23 of Team Republic of Korea reacts after earning a walk in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Bo Gyeong Moon #2 of Team Republic of Korea at bat in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Kun-Yu Chiang #90 of Team Chinese Taipei hits a foul ball to third in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Been Gwak #47 of Team Republic of Korea pitches in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Been Gwak #47 of Team Republic of Korea pitches in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Kungkuan Giljegiljaw #4 of Team Chinese Taipei hits a foul ball to left field in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)