Alex Ramirez is dressed in his full uniform and standing a few feet in front of the Yokohama BayStars clubhouse, but baseball is the furthest thing from his mind right now.
The BayStars have a game against the Hiroshima Carp in less than an hour, and manager Kiyoshi Nakahata has just disappeared into the clubhouse to rally the troops.
Ramirez will follow him in a few minutes, but for now all that can wait. Because while Ramirez may be a star on the diamond, his family comes first, and right now he's beaming as he talks about the newest addition to the "Rami-chan" fan club, granddaughter Charlee Alexandria Ramirez, in Japan for a visit.