TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Hyeong Jun So #30 of Team Republic of Korea throws in the first inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Milan Prokop #56 of Team Czechia at bat in the first inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Hyeong Jun So #30 of Team Republic of Korea throws in the first inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Hyeong Jun So #30 of Team Republic of Korea throws in the first inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Hyeong Jun So #30 of Team Republic of Korea throws in the first inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Manager Ji-Hyun Ryu #6 of Team Republic of Korea and Manager Pavel Chadim #89 of Team Czechia shake hands prior to the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Manager Ji-Hyun Ryu #6 of Team Republic of Korea is seen prior to the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Manager Ji-Hyun Ryu #6 of Team Republic of Korea reacts after shaking hands with Manager Pavel Chadim #89 of Team Czechia prior to the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Czechia and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)