Fighters pitcher Otani attends Coming-of-Age ceremony

Fighters pitcher Otani attends Coming-of-Age ceremony

OSHU, Japan - Shohei Otani (C in back), a pitcher with Japanese Pacific League baseball club Nippon Ham Fighters who became the second player to sign a 100 million yen contract ahead of his third season out of high school, poses for photos on Jan. 11, 2015, as he attends a Coming-of-Age ceremony in his hometown city of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2015, a day before the Coming-of-Age national holiday. In Japan, municipal governments hold Coming-of-Age ceremonies to congratulate and encourage all those who have reached the age of 20 over the past year.

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