Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi has been going viral over the last 24 hours after pitcher Yu Darvish posted a hilarious picture of him quite intoxicated.
Kikuchi was a beloved star in Toronto before he was trade to the Houston Astros at the 2024 trade deadline and has now signed a solid new deal with the Los Angeles Angels over the winter.
Picture posted by Yu Darvish of Yusei Kikuchi goes viral as he is very intoxicated
San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish and Kikuchi are both from Japan and are close friends off the field which is why they go together over the last few days and have some fun with family and friend.
Darvish posted a picture yesterday of the two players having supper and another picture of Kikuchi passed out on the floor after drinking an entire bottle of Hibiki to himself.
I had dinner with the Kikuchi couple while they were on vacation at the end of last year.
We had a lively and fun time together with both families in the house we rented Kikuchi drank most of the Hibiki that he brought with him, and eventually passed out drunk.
He couldn't find an Uber to take us home, so he ended up staying the night Permission was granted to take this photo.
Yu Darvish posting Yusei Kikuchi blacked out is crazy
Darvish made sure to point out at the end of the hilarious post that Kikuchi gave him permission to post the story and picture.
Fans have been flooding social media talking about how funny this is and one of the reasons that they love Kikuchi so much as he is just a regular guy that likes to have fun in the off-season.
HAHAHAHA YUSEI BLACK OUT LFG
This picture is great in showing fans just how players, even the stars are just human beings as well and enjoy having fun with their friends like the rest of us.