Japan's national baseball team manager Hirokazu Ibata speaks during a press conference to announce additional members participating in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Tokyo on January 16, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's national baseball team manager Hirokazu Ibata speaks during a press conference to announce additional members participating in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Tokyo on January 16, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial view shows the Pan American Baseball Stadium, the venue for the upcoming 2026 Caribbean Series, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on January 15, 2026. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial view shows the Pan American Baseball Stadium, the venue for the upcoming 2026 Caribbean Series, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on January 15, 2026. The diplomatic and military offensive by the United States deprived Venezuela of hosting and headlining the Caribbean Series, and in doing so also pushed Cuba out of this renowned baseball tournament. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial view shows the Pan American Baseball Stadium, the venue for the upcoming 2026 Caribbean Series, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on January 15, 2026. The diplomatic and military offensive by the United States deprived Venezuela of hosting and headlining the Caribbean Series, and in doing so also pushed Cuba out of this renowned baseball tournament. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial view shows the Pan American Baseball Stadium, the venue for the upcoming 2026 Caribbean Series, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on January 15, 2026. The diplomatic and military offensive by the United States deprived Venezuela of hosting and headlining the Caribbean Series, and in doing so also pushed Cuba out of this renowned baseball tournament. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial view shows the Pan American Baseball Stadium, the venue for the upcoming 2026 Caribbean Series, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on January 15, 2026. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial view shows the Pan American Baseball Stadium, the venue for the upcoming 2026 Caribbean Series, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on January 15, 2026. The diplomatic and military offensive by the United States deprived Venezuela of hosting and headlining the Caribbean Series, and in doing so also pushed Cuba out of this renowned baseball tournament. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)