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Meet the Kitsap BlueJackets’ Japanese trio
June 3rd, 2010 at Thu, 3rd, 2010 at 12:58 pm by wesleyremmer
Photo by Wesley Remmer
As promised, here’s a story on three Japanese ballplayers who will spend the summer in Kitsap playing for the Kitsap BlueJackets. One of the men, Masaki Kitamura, 29, is actually a bullpen coach. He’s also the only one who speaks English and will double as a translator as the two players learn the language.
The presence of all three gives the collegiate baseball team some international flair during a time when the organization is scrambling to fill the seats. This certainly won’t hurt.
During an interview before practice Tuesday, I asked all three about coming to America — for the players, 19 and 21, this is their first visit — and also about playing across the Sound from Ichiro, one of the most legendary baseball players Japan has ever produced. We talked about living with a host family and sampling the food, as well as many other topics.
The Kitsap Sun picked up on the angle, too, and wrote a story. See it here.
wesleyremmer Welcome! I'm the sports writer for the Bremerton Patriot and Central Kitsap Reporter, covering five high schools, Olympic College and various pro and semiprofessional teams who call Kitsap County home. You can find me on the sidelines, in the bleachers or floating around the practice field looking for the next story. Have a story idea? Call me at the office, (360) 308-9161, find me on Twitter or email wremmer@bremertonpatriot.com.
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