Suzuki, Chicago Cubs and samurai sword

Chicago Cubs star swaps baseball bat for samurai sword during practice ahead of Tokyo Series
Chicago Cubs star Seiya Suzuki has taken training to a new level after swapping his baseball bat for a samurai sword.
Seiya Suzuki channels Samurai ancestors for insane batting practice and hits Cubs cameraman
Chicago is preparing for the Tokyo Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.. The Chicago Cubs have had a rough go of it since their mid-2010s success. Since making the NLCS every year from 2015-2017, the team has only made the postseason twice and lost in the Wild Card on both of those occasions.
Watch Seiya Suzuki take batting practice with a freaking samurai sword
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki recently took some swings in the batting cage—just not with a bat. In preparation for next week’s Tokyo Series, the Japan native stepped into the right-handed batter’s box holding a samurai sword.
Watch: Chicago Cubs Japanese Star Takes BP With Samurai Sword Before Tokyo Series
The Chicago Cubs are just days away from the first regular season contests of the year with a two-game set in Tokyo against the defending World Series champion
WATCH: Cubs' Seiya Suzuki uses samurai sword to slice through pitches in batting practice
Ahead of the MLB's Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki went to batting practice with a katana in a viral video shared by the team. Suzuki, a native of Arakawa,
Seiya Suzuki takes BP with samurai sword
Seiya Suzuki takes batting practice with a samurai sword ahead of the Cubs-Dodgers Tokyo Series.
Seiya Suzuki slicing baseballs with a samurai sword is the coolest
I personally thought the sword would simply deflect said baseballs. But NOPE! It sliced them right in half. It felt like what a kid might hope to happen if you combined a sword and baseball. And it happened!
Chicago Cubs Star Seiya Suzuki Slicing Baseballs With Samurai Sword Is Even Cooler Than It Sounds
Chicago Cubs star Seiya Suzuki came to Major League Baseball in 2022 as one of the most coveted international free agents in all of baseball. Suzuki
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From tuna cutting to samurai warriors: Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki host welcome party for Chicago Cubs in Tokyo
All eyes were on Suzuki and Shota Imanaga during Friday’s workout at the Tokyo Dome in front of an estimated 10,000 fans.
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