<h3>Riku Takabe【Seirei Christopher】</h3>
<figure id="attachment_477043" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2225px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-477043"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f30283c2"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/08/b7d84560117805490d19b1b34cfc107a.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-477043" class="wp-caption-text">Riku Takabe【Seirei Christopher】/ Born in 2009 in Saitama Prefecture. Height: 175 cm. A polished left-handed pitcher who possesses a powerful fastball with outstanding accuracy and commands five different breaking pitches at will.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_477055" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2500px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-477055"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="00d0c710"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/08/443977aaade2ef6b9af963e5d4886361.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-477055" class="wp-caption-text">After Seirei Christopher secured its place in the Koshien tournament at the Shizuoka Prefectural Tournament, Takabe took a drink of water in the dugout after the awards ceremony, smiling as he savored the victory.</figcaption></figure>
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<h3>Shoki Oda【Yokohama】<a href="#" data-ident_hash="88954544"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/08/a4f86b4d73d12f298025a42db5a94a5c.jpg" alt=""></a></h3>
<figure id="attachment_477088" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1946px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-477088"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-477088" class="wp-caption-text">Shoki Oda【Yokohama】/ Born in 2008 in Fukuoka Prefecture. Height: 186 cm. On the mound, he controls his emotions by looking at his personal motto, “Kiai,” written inside the brim of his cap.</figcaption></figure>
<h3>Ryosuke Sueyoshi【Okinawa Shogaku】</h3>
<figure id="attachment_477089" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1902px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-477089"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f3aef2cb"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/08/180d85384913964d405d728f6af3b01e.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-477089" class="wp-caption-text">Ryosuke Sueyoshi【Okinawa Shogaku】/ Born in 2008 in Okinawa Prefecture. Height: 176 cm. Last summer, despite being only a second-year student, he wore the ace’s number and helped his team win the national championship.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_477090" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2444px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-477090"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="23f1fdd3"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/08/a346db224912ce93b6b2fc9eaeafdf9a.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-477090" class="wp-caption-text">Sueyoshi was the only second-year student selected to participate in last year’s WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup. Here, he is seen joking around with older teammates at the indoor practice facility.</figcaption></figure>
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<h3>Ryunosuke Tsuji【Riseisha】<a href="#" data-ident_hash="568a4b5b"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/08/4889b27651776bb8e68e951f244ebe50.jpg" alt=""></a></h3>
<figure id="attachment_477092" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2391px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-477092"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-477092" class="wp-caption-text">Ryunosuke Tsuji【Riseisha】/ Born in 2008 in Hyogo Prefecture. Height: 183 cm. A large infielder whose appeal lies in his combination of power and consistency at the plate, along with strong defensive ability supported by his powerful throwing arm.</figcaption></figure>
<p>From the August 21 &amp; 28, 2026, combined issue of &#8220;FRIDAY&#8221;</p>


 Yuji Yanagawa, Fumio Kuroda (2nd photo of Ryosuke Sueyoshi), Kyodo News (1st photo of Ryosuke Sueyoshi)

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