Playing in Japan is probably a unique experience for many of the players on the U.S. team at the Premier12.
The same can't be said for American reliever Brandon Dickson.
The 35-year-old Montgomery, Alabama, native might be wearing the red, white, and blue, like the rest of his teammates, but he's also spent the last seven seasons in Japan as a pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes.
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