The 3rd Mizuno Baseball Dream Cup Junior Tournament

Mizuno is holding the Mizuno Baseball Dream Cup Junior Tournament, a children’s baseball tournament with the principle of “Don’t get angry at failure and everyone helps each other.”

In sports, kids are sometimes subjected to coaching that is too harsh in the interest of improving their ability. In this tournament, however, our hope is to have as many children as possible experience the joy of simply playing baseball.

That’s why, during the games, coaches and parents/guardians are not allowed to get angry at the kids.

Also, under normal baseball rules, players who have been substituted cannot then rejoin the game. In this tournament, however, we have created a rule to allow players who have been substituted to rejoin the game afterwards, so that as many kids as possible can take part. In addition, kids can take part even if they aren’t wearing the right uniform, which makes it easy even for kids who have never even played baseball before to join in. Teams that don’t have the necessary equipment can also borrow what they need from Mizuno.

In 2023, we held the third tournament, and 917 teams participated from all over the country(Japan).

This time, not only the winning team but also two teams eliminated in the preliminary round, that were chosen through a rigorous selection process, were invited to the Hanshin Koshien Stadium^*1 during the final round for an exhibition match. The players on both teams had a great time playing, which was a good reminder that there is more to sports than just performing well.

*1 It is a sacred place for baseball in Japan, used by professional baseball teams, and a stadium where children dream of playing there.

Mizuno respects diversity and inclusion. Also,Mizuno is promoting various initiatives aimed at realizing a sustainable society, including the creation of an comfortable environment where children can enjoy sports with peace of mind.