Friday, January 9, 2009

The Jimmy Fund Goes International.


Sort of. Yesterday, Hideki Okajima visited the pediatric unit of St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo with the goal of spreading a smile. He had previously arranged a screening of the baseball-themed anime flick Major: Yūjō no Winning Shot for the hospital patients and their families. Here's the thing: This is a first-run movie, it was released last month. It's hard to imagine an American movie distributor allowing a baseball player to hold a private showing of a brand new film even if it was for cancer kids. Oki played catch, signed baseballs, and offered encouragement to the kiddos. Said Oki:



"I'm going to try my best again this year, so I want you all to try hard as well."

Say it with me: Awww.

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