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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — He is, by all accounts, the fun-loving dude on the Blue Jays starting rotation and as such is one of the more popular players in the team’s clubhouse.In a game starkly similar to what the Jays delivered for much of 2023, that offence gave nothing to the Japanese lefty who was shaky at times but steady enough to give his team a chance.
After his only 1-2-3 inning off the afternoon Kikuchi gave up an opposite-field home run to Arozarena and his outing ended after surrendering a single to the next batter, Paredes. Of course, part of the reason Kikuchi has become more of a presence in the Jays clubhouse relates directly to the excellent season he turned in last year. He became a key arm in that excellent Toronto rotation after Alek Manoah’s form disappeared.
“He was kind of fighting for a spot last year,” Schneider said. “I think where the numbers get a little skewed and spring he was deliberately working on something every outing and it wasn’t really how he would attack hitters in the season.
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