HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States bats in the first inning against Team Brazil during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States reacts after a two run home run in the first inning against Team Brazil during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States reacts after a two run home run in the first inning against Team Brazil during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States reacts after a two run home run in the first inning against Team Brazil during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States reacts after a two run home run in the first inning against Team Brazil during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States reacts after a two run home run in the first inning against Team Brazil during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 06: Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States reacts after a two run home run in the first inning against Team Brazil during a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Daikin Park on March 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 06: Freddy Zamora #23 of Team Nicaragua throws the ball to first base for an out against Team Dominican Republic during the fifth inning of a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool D game at loanDepot park on March 06, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)