Rare Mizuno Bat Craftsman Isao Kubota Retirement Commemorative Bat

Ultra Rare Limited Edition MIZUNO PRO
Ichiichi Kubota Retirement Commemorative Bat
MAGOKORO BAT

Mizuno Technics Co., Ltd. Pro Bat Meister. This item was sold in a limited quantity to commemorate the retirement of bat craftsman Ichiichi Kubota, who was recognized as a Living National Treasure in 2003.
He was consistently involved in bat manufacturing [1]. He had no baseball experience [1]. He began manufacturing bats for professional baseball players around 1965 [1] and crafted bats for players such as Hiromitsu Ochiai, Randy Bass, Sachio Kinugasa, Ichiro, Hideki Matsui, and Pete Rose [1][3][4]. In 2000, he applied for Mizuno's early retirement program but was persuaded to stay to train successors [1]. In 2003, he was selected as a Living National Treasure. In 2005, he received the Medal with Purple Ribbon. In 2014, he retired as a bat craftsman.

He was the leading figure in baseball bat manufacturing in Japan, skilled in all processes from wood selection to shaping and polishing. He could craft bats tailored to each player's specifications with perfect accuracy in a short time of 10 to 15 minutes.

This is a bat that can absolutely never be obtained now.

New, unopened.
The cardboard box has scuffs and dirt.
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