Japanese Baseball Players Brawl Differently!

Apparently this viral moment happened in game two of Japan's NPB All-Star Series, where the pitcher Aren Kuri threw a wild pitch at outfielder Yutaro Sugimoto, where the ball basically almost hit the batter in the head.

As boring as baseball may be, these kinds of pitches is where you'd expect to see a brawl go down, it's pretty much the only excitement you hope to get in a baseball game, yet these two decided to do some theatrical troll.

The bat was thrown, the player ran to the mound, but instead of a wrestle or punch being thrown, the two embraced each other like long lost friend reunited.

The pitcher doesn't seem to be in on the joke, but gladly takes the hug over the alternative.

【#テレビ朝日系列で生中継中！】
今宵は憧れましょう✨#マイナビオールスターゲーム で憧れの選手にメッセージを！

１回表⚾️#九里亜蓮 （#広島東洋カープ） #杉本裕太郎 （#オリックス・バファローズ）
初球からまさかの・・・#carp #ORIX #Bs2023 pic.twitter.com/BRaD5k8e8K

— テレビ朝日野球《公式》 (@tvasahibaseball) July 20, 2023