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HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, celebrates with his teammates at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009, after being taken

TOKYO, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, ace pitcher of Hanamaki Higashi High School, pitches during a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest ball as a high-school lefty at 154 kilometers in August, said on

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Seibu Lions pitcher Yusei Kikuchi speaks to reporters at Tokyo Dome on July 3, 2017, after being added to the Pacific League All-Star team. The two-game Japanese baseball All-Star series will be