TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Martin Cervenka #55 of Team Czechia at bat in the second 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: Hyeseong Kim #3 of Team Republic of Korea swings 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: Jeff Barto #19 of Team Czechia 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: Jeff Barto #19 of Team Czechia 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: Jeff Barto #19 of Team Czechia 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: Jeff Barto #19 of Team Czechia 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: Jeff Barto #19 of Team Czechia 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: Shay Whitcomb #10 of Team Republic of Korea 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)