TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Kun-Yu Chiang #90 of Team Chinese Taipei celebrates hitting a single in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jeff Barto #19 of Team Czechia throws in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jeff Barto #19 of Team Czechia (shoes details) is seen in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jeff Barto #19 of Team Czechia (shoes details) is seen in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Yu-Min Lin #45 of Team Chinese Taipei talks with Lyle Lin #27 after the fourth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Yu-Min Lin #45 of Team Chinese Taipei celebrates with Lyle Lin #27 after the fourth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Max Prejda #2 of Team Czechia grounds out in the fourth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

Taiwan's Tsung-Che Cheng steals third base during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Taiwan and Czech Republic at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)