A Hanamaki Higashi high school baseball jersey autographed by Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani and Seattle Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is on display at a museum in the Iwate Prefecture

The girls and boys baseball team of Hanamaki Higashi.Alma mater of Ohtani and Kikuchi. : r/baseball

The girls and boys baseball team of Hanamaki Higashi.Alma mater of Ohtani and Kikuchi. : r/baseball

A Hanamaki Higashi high school baseball jersey autographed by Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani and Seattle Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is on display at a museum in the Iwate Prefecture

The girls and boys baseball team of Hanamaki Higashi.Alma mater of Ohtani and Kikuchi. : r/baseball

A Hanamaki Higashi high school baseball jersey autographed by Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani and Seattle Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is on display at a museum in the Iwate Prefecture

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Seattle Mariners' Yusei Kikuchi (R) and Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani shake hands before the Major League Baseball game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, United States, April 18, 2019. Credit: AFLO/Alamy

58 Hanamaki Higashi High School Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

A Hanamaki Higashi high school baseball jersey autographed by Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani and Seattle Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is on display at a museum in the Iwate Prefecture

Angels don't start Shohei Ohtani against Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, to the disappointment of many

TOKYO, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, ace pitcher of Hanamaki Higashi High School, pitches during a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest ball

Shohei Ohtani puts on a show against HS teammate Kikuchi

A Hanamaki Higashi high school baseball jersey autographed by Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani and Seattle Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is on display at a museum in the Iwate Prefecture