Kikuchi picked by Seibu

Kikuchi picked by Seibu

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, the Seibu Lions' No. 1 draft pick, is all smiles as he tries on a Lions cap at his Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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