Cubs player Munenori Kawasaki is now a Japanese commercial star

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Munenori Kawasaki is once again making headlines in Cubs spring camp.

The year after the veteran infielder entertained his teammates, his coaches and the media with a stirring rendition of "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" (among other theatrics), Kawasaki is now starring in a commercial for Kirin, a Japanese beverage:

The brief ad spot runs at the first 15 seconds of the video, with the "making of" following.

Kawasaki is shown holding a baseball, dancing, wielding a sword and just generally being his awesome, wildly-entertaining self.

The 35-year-old Kawasaki played only 14 games for the big-league Cubs last year, but appeared in 102 contests for Triple-A Iowa. He signed with the Cubs as a free agent again in January.

And, of course, no post about "Muni" is complete without the greatest postgame interview ever:

And here's more on Kawasaki Karaoke:

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