Former Toronto Blue Jays fan favorite will compete for Japan in 2025 Caribbean Series.

Kawasaki will play for Japan in the 2025 Caribbean Series in Mexicali Mexico.

The Japan team, along with the Winter League champions from the other four countries, play a round-robin elimination stage Friday through Monday, followed by a semifinal knockout stage, a third-place game and finally, the championship game on Feb. 7.

The other countries in the Caribbean Series are the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

Kawasaki originally signed with Seattle Mariners in 2012 on a minor league contract after an 11-year stint in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Kawasaki played 61 games for the Mariners in 2012 and hit .192 with seven RBIs.

He was released by Seattle after the season and went on to play four more seasons in the majors - three with the Toronto Blue Jays and one with the Chicago Cubs.

Kawasaki's best major league season was with the Blue Jays in 2014 where he hit .258 with seven doubles, one triple and 17 RBIs in 82 games played.

Kawasaki returned overseas after his time in the major leagues was done and played one more season SoftBank Hawks before heading to the Chinese Professional Baseball League to play for the Wei Chuan Dragons in 2019.

Kawasaki, who was a beloved member of the Blue Jays from 2013 to 2015, now serves as a baseball analyst on a Japanese network.

Like many others around the world, he tuned into Game 1 of the World Series between the Dodgers and New York Yankees. And, much like many others, Muni went absolutely wild when Freeman ended the game with a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the tenth inning.

We here at BlueJaysCentral.com wish Muni the best of luck in Mexico!

2025 Caribbean Series coverage continues this Saturday on MLB Network.

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