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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team. (Kyodo)

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts against the Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts against the Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Tigers

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 9, 2025, at Comerica Park in Detroit.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Tigers

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 9, 2025, at Comerica Park in Detroit.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Tigers

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 9, 2025, at Comerica Park in Detroit.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Tigers

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 9, 2025, at Comerica Park in Detroit.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Tigers

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 9, 2025, at Comerica Park in Detroit.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is pictured in the dugout after leaving the mound in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi (C) leaves the mound after giving up three runs in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi (C) leaves the mound after giving up three runs in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi reacts during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi reacts after giving up a two-run home run to Randy Arozarena (L) of the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi starts against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 24, 2025.

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Baseball: All-Star red carpet

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels attends Major League Baseball's red carpet show ahead of the All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15, 2025.

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Baseball: All-Star red carpet

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels is interviewed by the media during Major League Baseball's red carpet show ahead of the All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15, 2025.

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Baseball: All-Star red carpet

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels walks on the red carpet during a Major League Baseball event ahead of the All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15, 2025.

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Baseball: Eve of MLB All-Star Game

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels speaks at a press conference in Atlanta on July 14, 2025, a day before the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.

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Baseball: Eve of MLB All-Star Game

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels speaks at a press conference in Atlanta on July 14, 2025, a day before the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.

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Baseball: Eve of MLB All-Star Game

Yusei Kikuchi of the Los Angeles Angels speaks at a press conference in Atlanta on July 14, 2025, a day before the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.

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Baseball: Yankees vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi high-fives a teammate in the dugout following the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on May 28, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Yankees vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi throws in a baseball game against the New York Yankees on May 28, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Yankees vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi throws in a baseball game against the New York Yankees on May 28, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Yankees vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi throws in a baseball game against the New York Yankees on May 28, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Yankees vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi throws in a baseball game against the New York Yankees on May 28, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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