Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, jogs past the scoreboard of his school's ballpark with signs that read ''Play hard, always'' and ''bonds'' in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009.

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