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Munenori Kawasaki is back in our lives with a delightful commercial

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 6:50 p.m. ET

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The only disappointing thing about the Cubs’ World Series run was that Munenori Kawasaki wasn’t featured more prominently. Muni is a replacement-level infielder, but he has All-Star spirit. 

He stole our hearts confessing to being drunk during the Blue Jays’ clubhouse celebration and joking about ghosts. Now he’s back, starring in a commercial for a Japanese alcoholic drink.

The spot is just 15 seconds long, but it’s the out-takes reel that really lets Kawasaki shine. He dances, he receives sword-handling training, he stumbles over his own name. He doesn’t rap about credit cards like Hyun-jin Ryu, but that better be in his future. 

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