There he stands in all his glory—Kenji Sato, soaking wet after the walk-off win. The camera stays trained on him as he laughs.

“My thoughts on breaking Ichiro’s single-season hit record?” He repeats back with a smirk, just wanting to hear it again. A step closer and he’s now leaning into the microphone, no longer looking at the camera, but at you, the on-field reporter.

“Maybe this game is getting too easy for me,” he says softly, fully intent on sounding as sultry as possible.