| Hideki Okajima 岡島 秀樹 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Okajima with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 25, 1975 Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: October 6, 1995, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| MLB: April 2, 2007, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: June 13, 2013, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| NPB: October 2, 2015, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 38–40 |
| Earned run average | 3.19 |
| Strikeouts | 760 |
| Saves | 50 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 17–8 |
| Earned run average | 3.09 |
| Strikeouts | 216 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hideki Okajima (岡島 秀樹, Okajima Hideki, born December 25, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. Okajima pitched for the Yomiuri Giants, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. Okajima was elected to the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a first time All-Star via the All-Star Final Vote.[1] He became the first Japanese-born pitcher to play in the World Series in Game 2 of the 2007 World Series. On July 18, 2016, Okajima announced his retirement.
- ^ Newman, Mark (July 6, 2007). "Young, Okajima win Final Vote". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2007.