<figure id="attachment_398701" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-398701" style="width: 1933px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="45a0cf17"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/2d8c8a88ca9719c648461dc784683725.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-398701" class="wp-caption-text">They leave the furniture store. Ozawa paid the bill and Mr. A packed the goods into an eco-bag. The ″coordinated play″ was perfect.</figcaption></figure>
<p> It seems that behind the &#8220;resurrection drama&#8221; was the presence of a wife who supported his private life.</p>
<p> At the end of October, Reiji Ozawa, 26, a pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, showed up at a popular furniture store in Tokyo. He pitched in 40 games this season, the most of his career, and with six wins and 11 saves, he has emerged as the next ace reliever.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Ozawa was drafted second overall by Softbank in 2003 and entered the pro ranks. However, he was plagued by injuries and was out of the lineup in 2008.</span><br>
<span class="strongInContent"> However, he never gave up and changed his form to a sidethrower in his new position, losing his 150+ mph fastball but gaining stability instead. His quiet and serious personality is probably the reason why manager Takatsu (Shingo, 55) trusts him so much.</span></p>
<p> The &#8220;right-hand man,&#8221; who has made a splendid comeback, finished his shopping in about 30 minutes and came out with a rug mat in his left hand. Looking closely, you could see a woman with long brown hair snuggled up to him. The woman&#8217;s face, described by those involved as &#8220;taciturn and serious,&#8221; was relaxed all the time, as were her cheeks and mouth.</p>
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<h2> The kicker was &#8220;Ozawa&#8217;s fierce attack.</h2>
<p> Who is this beautiful woman enjoying a date at the furniture store with Ozawa?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> She is my girlfriend, Mr. A. She is the same age as Ozawa. She is the same age as Ozawa. She looks like the talented Yuki Kashiwagi and has a great style.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> In fact, they used to work at the same place, and Ms. A was a popular beer vendor at Jingu Stadium until last year. However, she retired after last season. Ozawa, who had been interested in Ms. A for some time, took the opportunity to make a fierce attack on her. Thanks to his efforts, they started dating this year.</span></p>
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<p> Coincidentally, on the same day, Ozawa&#8217;s contemporaries Yoshinobu Yamamoto (26) and Shohei Otani (30) won the World Series. While the whole of Japan was intoxicated by the accomplishment, Ozawa and Mr. A were in their own private world, as if they did not care about the noise and bustle. At another furniture store, they held hands without either one of them saying a word. When they finished shopping, Ozawa drove his beloved car into the city center.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The way he has performed this season, there is no doubt that Ozawa&#8217;s salary will go up. They are living separately now, but I hear they are thinking of living together. Perhaps the trip to the furniture store was in anticipation of that.</span></p>
<p> Tsubame&#8217;s next generation of relief aces should leap even higher with the support of his girlfriend.</p>
<figure id="attachment_398799" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-398799" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f3ebaa26"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/ebc6cbf3ccc92f386f689163dda280da.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-398799" class="wp-caption-text"> Unpublished photograph of Reishi Ozawa, Yakult&#8217;s next generation relief ace, on a date with a commoner!</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_398800" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-398800" style="width: 804px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="3ef4b97f"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/a98c1d1e092fe871655d7d38514fb9fc.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-398800" class="wp-caption-text"> Unpublished photograph of Reishi Ozawa, Yakult&#8217;s next generation relief ace, on a date with a commoner!</figcaption></figure>
<p> From the November 22/29, 2024 issue of &#8220;FRIDAY</p>
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<figure id="attachment_398864" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-398864" style="width: 4225px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="eb5b356d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/29d156cc2598556f46fcac7d572f7059.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-398864" class="wp-caption-text"> They looked at their phones to see if they were looking for their next destination.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_398865" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-398865" style="width: 3481px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f48b7ca7"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/6ecc23e37f17137a285468c6af16fcab.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-398865" class="wp-caption-text"> They got into Ozawa&#8217;s car and disappeared into the city center.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_398850" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-398850" style="width: 2583px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d0f9f6da"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/4a832ba1105b9bc5ab385cb0acbd0a0f.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-398850" class="wp-caption-text"> This season, Ozawa went 6-6 with 11 saves (PHOTO: Kyodo News)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_398851" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-398851" style="width: 1433px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="baa30923"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/51d546a2f8d30c143f34bbbc36d6d09d.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-398851" class="wp-caption-text"> Ozawa was a starter at the beginning of the season, and supported the team in relief during the middle of the season (PHOTO: Kyodo News)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_398857" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-398857" style="width: 670px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="91df5337"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/f58809f6fa8d68656057179fc152759c.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-398857" class="wp-caption-text"> From his Instagram</figcaption></figure>
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 Keisuke Nishi

 Tokyo Yakult Swallows pitcher Reishi Ozawa, who won 6 games and earned 11 saves, has emerged as the next ace reliever. His comeback after 20 years out of the lineup was made possible by the support of his girlfriend. What is the identity of the beautiful woman who is snuggled up to him? ......

The woman he is dating is a beautiful former beer vendor at Jingu Stadium&#8230; Yakult&#8217;s Reiji Ozawa&#8217;s &#8220;date with a commoner&#8221; was photographed!

The woman he is dating is a beautiful former beer vendor at Jingu Stadium… Yakult’s Reiji Ozawa’s “date with a commoner” was photographed!

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