Turns out you can play baseball against yourself in space

Hamilton Porter

Mar 25, 2025

So it's baseball season again and I think the peeps up in the International Space Station are fully prepared for Opening Day, because check this out:

That's Koichi Wakata, who is both the International Space Station's relief pitcher and their designated hitter.

He throws a mean changeup, and he bats close to 1.000!

This video actually dropped back in January, but it's the first I've seen of it, and I simply had to show you since it's Opening Day this week!

I'm just gonna leave this last shot right here as proof that baseball in itself is therapy:


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