Hichori Morimoto has dressed as an alien, a muay thai fighter and a popular cartoon character over the past few years.
Still, his most odd look might have come on Tuesday, when he hit the practice field in a Yokohama BayStars uniform after some memorable years with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters as Tsuyoshi Shinjo's successor as team showman.
Morimoto is but one of several old faces in new places as a slew of NPB veterans begin training camp with new teams. Like Morimoto, who in true Morimoto fashion celebrated his move with neon yellow shoes and wristbands, the new additions are adapting to unfamiliar surroundings and teammates as they prepare for the 2011 campaign.