SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Colby Lewis took visiting relatives to the Peace Memorial Park and his family on outings to the island of Itsukushima.
He and his wife, Jenny, learned to ride everywhere on bicycles with son Cade -- now 3 years old -- riding along in his own private seat. Remember, cab rides start at $7 in Japan.
Lewis ate rice once a day and sampled the renowned local cuisine known as okonomiyaki, which is cooked right in front of the customer: egg, cabbage, moyashi, sliced pork and maybe some fried squid on the side.
"My dad loved barbecued squid," said Lewis, who can handle chopsticks as deftly as he can throw a changeup.
He returned from Japan a better pitcher. He has better command and better stuff to work with on the mound. He also returned with a tattoo written in Japanese on his torso.
"It says 'Love God Wife and Child,'" Lewis explained.
Lewis, after a six-year failed struggle to establish himself as a Major League pitcher, spent the past two seasons pitching for the Hiroshima Carp in Japan.He was outstanding on the mound, going 26-17 with a 2.82 ERA in 55 games, including 54 starts. In 354 1/3 innings, he walked 46 and struck out 369.
He is back in the United States. The Rangers have given him a two-year contract in the hopes that he can continue the success he discovered in Japan.
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