FUKUOKA, JAPAN - MARCH 02: Hirokazu Ibata of Japan gets a hit during the World Baseball Classic First Round Group A game between Brazil and Japan at Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome on March 2, 2013 in Fukuoka, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
FUKUOKA, JAPAN - MARCH 02: Hirokazu Ibata of Japan gets a hit during the World Baseball Classic First Round Group A game between Brazil and Japan at Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome on March 2, 2013 in Fukuoka, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)