Born: (1975-12-25) December 25, 1975 (age 48) 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
Yomiuri Giants (1994–2005)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2006)
Boston Red Sox (2007–2011)
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2012)
Oakland Athletics (2013)
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2014)
Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2015)
Career highlights and awards
NPB
3× NPB All-Star (2000–2002)
5× Japan Series champion (1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014)
MLB
All Star (2007)
World Series champion (2007)
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.
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