“Tokyo Big6 Baseball League” was the reason why Yuzu Kikuchi got into baseball.
The Major League Baseball will finally start on April 8th (April 7th, local time). While baseball enthusiasts are growing among fans, Yuka Kikuchi, a girl who loves baseball, has been selected as a Saturday-Sunday caster for NHK’s information program “Warspo x MLB”, which MLB fans love. The 22-year-old who graduated from Meidai this spring is studying baseball every day to convey her charm, saying, “I met baseball and my life changed.” She faces her work with her greedy attitude, wanting to learn more detailed rules.
Originally from Tochigi prefecture, Mr. Kikuchi spent his student life unrelated to baseball. His special skill is calligraphy, which he has been in the classroom since he was in elementary school and was in club activities in high school. Also, he is a piano with the skill to be selected as an accompaniment in the junior high school chorus competition. It was in the fall of the second year of college that such a girl met baseball.
“I didn’t understand the rules of baseball, but my alma mater, Meiji University, won the league championship in the six university baseball in the spring of 2019. The All Japan University Baseball Championship also won the championship, and the university was excited. I went to see Tokyo Big6 Baseball League for the first time in the fall of that year. “
At that time, Meiji University ran up to the top of the university centered on pitcher Masato Morishita who entered Hiroshima. I watched the autumn league match at Jingu Stadium. I was worried because I didn’t understand the rules, but I was moved by the cheerleading and cheering party.
“I enjoyed cheering. I knew about pinches and opportunities, so I was thrilled and thrilled … The Jingu Stadium was full of excitement for me. That’s how I started watching baseball.”
After that, I began to actively go to see baseball. Originally, she was interested in entertainment activities, belonged to the office, and while working in the announcement work and actress business, she became absorbed in her hobby baseball. She also took the baseball knowledge test and got the 5th grade for the time being. “I want to take a higher grade,” he plans to go up the stairs step by step.
