Japan's Shosei Togo (L) interacts with teammate Itsuki Murabayashi during the WBSC Premier 12 Group B baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei on November 18, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Shosei Togo pitches in the first inning during the WBSC Premier 12 Group B baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei on November 18, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Ryoya Kurihara bats during the WBSC Premier 12 Group B baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei on November 18, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

Dominican Republic's Wily Peralta pitches in the first inning during the WBSC Premier 12 Group B baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei on November 18, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Shosei Togo bats in the first inning during the WBSC Premier 12 Group B baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei on November 18, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Shota Morishita bats during the WBSC Premier 12 Group B baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei on November 18, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's pitcher Rikuto Yokoyama pitches during the WBSC Premier 12 Group B baseball game between Japan and Cuba at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei on November 17, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's batter Masayuki Kuwahara (C) slides in to the third base during the WBSC Premier 12 Group B baseball game between Japan and Cuba at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei on November 17, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)