Munenori Kawasaki’s interview after his walk-off double was an instant classic
|Do you know who Munenori Kawasaki is? If you didn’t before Sunday, you do now after the Toronto Blue Jays’ shortstop delivered a walk-off two-run double in a 6-5 comeback win over the Baltimore Orioles.
Thing is, Kawasaki’s late-game heroics likely aren’t why you’ll remember him, but rather this post-game interview that already is an instant classic. It’s all sorts of fun to watch.
Kudos to Mark DeRosa for knowing to just step away and allow Kawasaki to shine. The grabbing of the microphone, the yelling of his country of origin and ethnicity to the fans, the prepared reading from his notebook, and then the pie in the face and Gatorade shower from his teammates … it’s all such a delight.
It also isn’t the first delightful moment of Kawasaki’s MLB career. For review, Kawasaki has also done:
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And THIS
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But most importantly … THIS
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