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Meanwhile in Japan ... ghosts from ‘The Ring’ and ‘The Grudge’ are playing baseball

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

It’s time for the USA to up its game when it comes to first pitches, because Japan is straight up out-baseballing us. This week featured a battle of the horror stars ahead of a game when Sadako (The Ring) faced off against Kayako (The Grudge) for a little cross-promotion action.

Sadako vs. Kayako will hit theaters in Japan later this year and before the two horror figures face off in a death match (can you have a death match between undead?) they’ll face each other on the baseball pitch.

Damn Japan, seriously. Can you imagine how terrifying this would be for a kid who thought they were just seeing a baseball game? Not only do you have two horrific looking figures playing baseball, but you’ve got that creepy little kid sitting alone by the backstop too.

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