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WATCH: Japanese Baseball Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo Rides Hovercraft in Stadium for His Epic Introduction

Published 03/30/2022, 10:15 AM EDT

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Japanese baseball manager and former player Tsuyoshi Shinjo aka Big Boss certainly know a thing or two about how to make an impression. Over the last few years, Japan is slowly becoming the hub of baseball.

Though baseball has been purely dominated by the Americans over the years, the recent rise and popularity of baseball in Eastern Asia, especially Japan, have taken the game to a global stage.

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In Japan, the craze for the game of baseball is growing rapidly among fans. That day is not too far when players across the world will come to Japan to play baseball. And recently, Tsuyoshi Shinjo has shocked the world with his stunning entry into the stadium.

Former MLB player and current manager in NPB Tsuyoshi Shinjo aka Big Boss hopped on a hovercraft to introduce himself

Japanese baseball is setting a new benchmark in baseball with each passing day. Earlier on Tuesday, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, also known as Big Boss, took the internet by storm. Former superstar player is making his managerial debut in Nippon Professional Baseball this season. And the Big Boss made quite an entrance to start his new career. Shinjo arrived in a hovercraft in a stadium filled with audiences.

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The visuals are quite stunning and seem like a Hollywood film. Taking to Twitter, Jomboy Media shared a minute-long video of Big Boss riding the hovercraft all over the stadium. And since then it has been going viral all over the internet.

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The former MLB player is all set to start his managerial career with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Earlier, the Japanese superstar has also played in Major League Baseball for three years. Between the 2001 and 2003 seasons, Shinjo has played for the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants as an outfielder.

Apart from Shinjo, currently, players like Shohei Ohtani and Seiya Suzuki are also a part of Major League Baseball. Ohtani plays for the Los Angeles Angels, while Suzuki has signed a five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs.

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Now, with such a rapid rise of baseball in Japan, in the coming times, it will definitely give tough competition to Major League Baseball.

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Abhishek Kumar

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.
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