Highly touted Kikuchi moves into Seibu Lions dormitory

Highly touted Kikuchi moves into Seibu Lions dormitory

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Highly touted left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (L), who has just joined the Seibu Lions baseball club as the club's first-round pick in the Japanese baseball draft in October, practices near the club's dormitory in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 7, 2010, with Kenta Matsushita after moving into his dorm room the same day.

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