TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jan Novak #18 and Martin Cervenka #55 of Team Czechia talk on the mound in the third 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: Cheerleaders of Team Chinese Taipei perform 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: Cheerleaders of Team Chinese Taipei perform 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: Cheerleaders of Team Chinese Taipei perform 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 celebrates scoring a run 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)

Taiwan's Stuart Fairchild hits a grand slam home run 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)

Czech Republic's Jan Novak pitches 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)

Taiwan's Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang pitches 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)