
The Sumitomo Metals Kashima baseball team (Kashima Blue Wings) was formed in 1975, and since that time has appeared 14 times in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area baseball championships, and has appeared four times in the Japan Amateur Baseball Championships. The appearance of the team in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area baseball championships makes for highly exciting games, with a large crowd of supporters coming to Tokyo Dome not only from the hometown of Kashima City but from many of the surrounding areas. During the 82nd Tokyo Metropolitan Area baseball championships held in 2011, the team delivered a spectacular performance and placed third.
The team also conducts baseball classes for local youngsters, and values its communication with members of the local community.
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