Rookie pitcher Kikuchi starts pitching practice

Rookie pitcher Kikuchi starts pitching practice

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, the draft No. 1 pick of the Seibu Lions, practices in a bullpen at Seibu Indoor Training Ground in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2010. The 18-year-old rookie pitcher entered the bullpen for the first time since his workout sessions with his teammates began on Jan. 9, prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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