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Chicago Cubs star Seiya Suzuki has taken training to a new level after swapping his baseball bat for a samurai sword. Ahead of next week’s Tokyo Series, the Japanese outfielder was filmed ...

He tries his hand at yabusame (horseback archery), visits a workshop of traditional samurai armor, and learns the skills of iaido (wielding and cutting with an actual sword). Yabusame, also known ...

Using a katana in place of a bat, Suzuki showed off the sheer sharpness and power of the sword traditionally used by samurai, effortlessly slicing balls in half as they were pitched to him.

That got started on the day of Chicago's arrival with designated hitter and outfielder Seiya Suzuki hilariously taking some batting practice with a samurai sword and slicing baseballs at the seam.

In the leadup to the event, Suzuki got a new samurai sword, which he opted to show off during batting practice. The left-handed hitter set up in the batter's box and started taking swings at balls ...