Tommy Hunter's favorite thing about his first trip to Japan has been the food, sushi in particular.
The Baltimore Orioles reliever is also getting a taste of Japanese baseball for the first time, as a member of the team MLB sent to compete against Samurai Japan in their five-game series, and he's liked what he's seen so far.
"I was actually taken back by their size, Hunter told the Japan Times on Friday morning after helping introduce MLB's new partnership with Under Armour Japan. "That's a big group they put together, there's some big boys over there. These guys are here to play baseball. It's a serious thing. Hopefully we (MLB) throw together some competitive games."