Fans at the Tokyo Dome will be treated to a Pool B battle Friday when Shohei Ohtani and Japan meet Chinese Taipei in World Baseball Classic play. MORE: How to live stream World Baseball Classic 2026,

Multiple celebrities were in attendance at the Tokyo Dome for the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Friday. Bad Bunny and Timothée Chalamet were spotted watching Japan's 13-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in pool play.

Chinese Taipei enters a game that is an absolute must-win if it wants any chance of advancing. After dropping its first two games against Australia and Japan, failing to push a run across the board, the offense teed off for 14 runs against Czechia.

South Korea will turn to former major league All-Star Ryu Hyun-jin in a crucial opening round game against Chinese Taipei at the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Ryu, the 2019 ERA champion in Major League Baseball now back in South Korea,