TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Jan Novak #18 of Team Czechia fails to field a sacrifice bunt in the first 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: Stuart Fairchild #17 of Team Chinese Taipei lays down for a sacrifice bunt resulting in a fielding error of Jan Novak #18 of Team Czechia in the first 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: Jan Novak #18 of Team Czechia throws in the first 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: Jan Novak #18 of Team Czechia throws in the first 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: Jan Novak #18 of Team Czechia throws in the first 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: Manager Hao-Jiu Tseng #99 of Team Chinese Taipei is seen prior to 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: Manager Pavel Chadim #89 of Team Czechia is seen during the national anthem prior to 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: Manager Hao-Jiu Tseng #99 and players of Team Chinese Taipei line up for the national anthem prior to 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)