From fan to storyteller: Rice senior returns to Japan to capture baseball on world stage
September 16, 2026
September 16, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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From fan to storyteller: Rice senior returns to Japan to capture baseball on world stage
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Kairi Mano grew up going to Tokyo Dome to watch baseball. This year, he returned with a different view of the field and an MLB credential around his neck.
For the Rice University senior from Tokyo, the World Baseball Classic this spring was both a professiona . . .
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From fan to storyteller: Rice senior returns to Japan to capture baseball on world stage
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Kairi Mano grew up going to Tokyo Dome to watch baseball. This year, he returned with a different view of the field and an MLB credential around his neck.
For the Rice University senior from Tokyo, the World Baseball Classic this spring was both a professiona . . .