One Outs

ONE OUTS

175 chapters

20 volumes

1998 – 2006

Toua Tokuchi is an undefeated master of gambling and psychological tactics, boasting 499 wins and zero losses in "One Outs," a simplified baseball game that pits only a pitcher against a batter. While at a training camp in his hometown of Okinawa, Hiromichi Kojima—the star batter of the Saikyou Saitama Lycaons, the worst team in Japan's professional baseball league—encounters Tokuchi and is drawn into a game of One Outs. With the Lycaons desperate for a new pitcher after an injury and driven by his ambition to lead the team to a championship, Kojima loses to Tokuchi's devastating fastball. Despite this defeat, Kojima recognizes Tokuchi's skill and manages to recruit him after narrowly avoiding a loss in a rematch. Convinced that Tokuchi can reverse the team's fortunes, Kojima brings him on board. However, the Lycaons' stingy owner refuses to offer a fair salary. In response, Tokuchi proposes a unique contract: he earns five million yen for each out he records, but loses fifty million yen for every run he allows. With his earnings now directly tied to the team's performance, Tokuchi sets out to lead the Lycaons to victory, turning their entire season into one massive, high-stakes gamble—exactly his style.