HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Sam Antonacci #10 of Team Italy slides safely into second base as the ball gets past Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of Team United States in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Sam Antonacci #10 of Team Italy slides safely into second base as the ball gets past Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of Team United States in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Sam Antonacci #10 of Team Italy slides safely into second base as the ball gets past Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of Team United States in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Brad Keller #40 of Team United States jumps over Sam Antonacci #10 of Team Italy at home plate after Antonacci scored a run in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Sam Antonacci #10 of Team Italy slides safely into home plate against Brad Keller #40 and Will Smith #16 of Team United States to score a run in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Sam Antonacci #10 of Team Italy slides safely into home plate to score a run against Team United States in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Bryce Harper #24 and Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States congratulate teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 on a three-run home run against Team Italy in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 10: Bryce Harper #24 and Aaron Judge #99 of Team United States congratulate teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 on a three-run home run against Team Italy in the sixth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park on March 10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)