User:Petewarrior/Haruyo Yamaguchi

Early life
Yamaguchi was born in Tottori Prefecture and has five siblings, including a twin. She played baseball in a youth team for almost a year when she was in the third grade, and continued to practice pitching with her older brother.

Career
Yamaguchi became interested in Nogizaka46 after she watched the group's members in the softball drama Hatsumori Bemars on DVD.

Her special skill in baseball pitching was quickly noticed in Hinatazaka de Aimashō, which has aired several baseball-related episodes, and she has thrown pitches up to 80 km/h (50 mph) on the show.

In the fourth single, her bonus video features a short film of her being trained by former NPB player and Yokohama DeNA BayStars manager Alex Ramírez.