Tomo Ohka

Tomo Ohka
Ohka with the Yokohama BayStars
Pitcher / Pitching coach
Born: (1976-03-18) 18 March 1976 (age 48)
Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: 1994, for the Yokohama BayStars
MLB: July 19, 1999, for the Boston Red Sox
Last appearance
MLB: October 4, 2009, for the Cleveland Indians
NPB: 2011, for the Yokohama BayStars
NPB statistics
Win–loss record8–17
Earned run average5.23
Strikeouts112
MLB statistics
Win–loss record51–68
Earned run average4.26
Strikeouts590
Teams
As player

As coach

Tomokazu Ohka (大家 友和, Ōka Tomokazu, IPA: [oːka tomokazɯ]) (born 18 March 1976) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox (19992001), Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals (2001–2005), Milwaukee Brewers (2005–2006), Toronto Blue Jays (2007), Cleveland Indians (2009), as well as the Fukushima Hopes in Japan's Baseball Challenge League. He started his professional career with the Yokohama BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. He throws right-handed and is a switch hitter.