Tomo Ohka | |
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![]() Ohka with the Yokohama BayStars | |
Pitcher / Pitching coach | |
Born: Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan | 18 March 1976|
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 record | 8–17 |
Earned run average | 5.23 |
Strikeouts | 112 |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 51–68 |
Earned run average | 4.26 |
Strikeouts | 590 |
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 (1999–2001), 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.