Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, who stars in FX's epic new saga "Shogun," threw the ceremonial first pitch before the Dodgers game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Sanada, who both produced the series and stars in it as Lord Yoshii Toranaga, told Eyewitness News it was an honor to step up to the pitcher's mound.
"Very honored, and a bit nervous, of course," he said with a smile. "I was a baseball kid. I played a lot when I was a kid."
Fun fact: Sanada did a baseball film in the 90s called "Hero Interview" so he knows his way around the field!
"But it wasn't a pitcher role," joked Sanada.
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The star also took time to meet Japanese starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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