WATCH: Cubs' Seiya Suzuki uses samurai sword to slice through pitches in batting practice
Using a katana in place of a bat, Suzuki showed off the sheer sharpness and power of the sword traditionally used by samurai, ...
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Seiya taking BP with a samurai sword is exactly as cool as it sounds
Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki stepped into the batting cage recently to take some cuts. Literally. Ahead of next week’s Tokyo ...
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40 years ago, the Milwaukee Brewers brought a Japanese pitching legend to spring training
According to Posnanski's book, in 1968, Enatsu proclaimed that he would strike out Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants for the record-breaking 354th strikeout that season.
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Second look at 'A Zen Way of Baseball'
Earlier this summer, a good friend suggested I read Sadaharu Oh's autobiography, "A Zen Way of Baseball," first published in 1984. It had a big impact on him the first time he read it, and he ...
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AP PHOTOS: Here's what spring training looks like in Japan
He wore the uniform top of Giants legend Sadaharu Oh — a bit like a New York Yankees fan wearing a Babe Ruth uniform; or a San Francisco Giants fan wearing a Willie Mays jersey. Fans also chase ...
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Dignitaries attend farewell event for late media mogul Watanabe
Dignitaries from various fields including Princess Hisako of Takamado attended a farewell ceremony for the late media ...