Props go out to the folks who put together this humorous stunt for a Japanese baseball game at the Sapporo Dome on April 25th between the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the Chiba Lotte Marines. Instead of getting some elected official or a pop star, they brought out the dead girl (Samara, or Sadako in the original Japanese version) from The Ring. The girl, with her long hair covering her face, throws the ceremonial first pitch then collapses before being helped off the field. One of the Japanese baseball players reacted by grinning and picking his ear, which we believe is customary over there. You'd never see something as devilish as this in American ballparks, so don't get your hopes up horror buffs.
Check out the video below. [via @RickMarshall]
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