Yuji Kondo is standing in the home dugout at Tokyo Dome with his hands braced on the back of the bench as he listens to a fellow broadcaster tell him about a humorous interaction she had with an NPB player recently while covering a game. Kondo chuckles when she¡¯s done, straightening up and nodding his head in approval.

He likes things that are a little bit unusual.

¡°I¡¯m not a typical broadcaster,¡± he says with a smile.