TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Jung Hoo Lee #22 and Hyeseong Kim #3 of Team Republic of Korea celebrate their 7-2 victory and qualifying for the quarterfinal after the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Players of Team Republic of Korea celebrate their 7-2 victory and qualifying for the quarterfinal after the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Players of Team Republic of Korea celebrate their 7-2 victory and qualifying for the quarterfinal after the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Players of Team Republic of Korea celebrate their 7-2 victory and qualifying for the quarterfinal after the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Players of Team Republic of Korea celebrate their 7-2 victory and qualifying for the quarterfinal after the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Players of Team Republic of Korea celebrate their 7-2 victory and qualifying for the quarterfinal after the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Players of Team Republic of Korea celebrate their 7-2 victory and qualifying for the quarterfinal after the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Players of Team Republic of Korea pose after their 7-2 victory and qualifying for the quarterfinal after the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)