# Women's baseball exhibition at Tokyo Dome

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/womens-baseball-exhibition-at-tokyo-dome
> Updated: 2026-09-14T21:44:00.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

The sixth annual women’s baseball exhibition match was held at the Tokyo Dome, featuring a select team from Kobe Chiben led by Ichiro Suzuki against a high school girls’ select team. The Kobe Chiben team won the match 7-0. During the game, Ichiro Suzuki pitched nine innings, recording 17 strikeouts and allowing only five hits to complete a shutout.

Other baseball figures, including Hideki Matsui and Kazuo Matsui, participated in the event. Prior to the match, the Sanrio Baseball Academy hosted a clinic for elementary school girls to promote the development of the sport.

The exhibition drew 25,088 spectators. Following the game, Ichiro Suzuki praised the rising skill levels of the female players, specifically highlighting Rin Fukuda for her hitting and Yuna Yamato for her pitching quality. Suzuki noted that the velocity and overall level of competition in women’s baseball are increasing significantly.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-14: Ichiro Suzuki promotes women's baseball at Tokyo Dome exhibition

Ichiro Suzuki headlined a women's baseball exhibition match at the Tokyo Dome, praising the rising skill and talent of high school female players after drawing over 25,000 spectators.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ichiro-suzuki-promotes-womens-baseball-at-tokyo-dome-exhibition

### 2026-09-12: Ichiro Suzuki leads Kobe Chiben to victory in women's baseball exhibition

Ichiro Suzuki led his Kobe Chiben select team to a 7-0 shutout victory against a high school girls' baseball select team at the Tokyo Dome, featuring appearances by Hideki Matsui.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sanrio-hosts-baseball-clinic-for-girls-featuring-hideki-matsui

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