Highly touted lefty Kikuchi agrees to terms with Seibu

Highly touted lefty Kikuchi agrees to terms with Seibu

SHIZUKUISHI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi poses with a snowman in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2009, after agreeing to terms with the Japanese Pacific League's Seibu Lions.

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