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 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
Yokohama BayStars (1994–1998)
Boston Red Sox (1999–2001)
Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals (2001–2005)
Milwaukee Brewers (2005–2006)
Toronto Blue Jays (2007)
Cleveland Indians (2009)
Yokohama BayStars (2010–2011)
As coach
Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2018–2023)
Tomokazu Ohka (大家 友和, Ōka Tomokazu, IPA:[oːkatomokazɯ]) (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.
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...
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Andújar sometimes hit right-handed against lefties, sometimes left-handed. TomoOhka batted left-handed against right-handed pitchers in three games in 2006...
31. Urbina was headed to the Red Sox in the same transaction that sent TomoOhka and Rich Rundles to Montreal. Urbina appeared in 19 games with Boston...
Field, behind Philip Humber, Kevin Millwood, and Félix Hernández. Maddux TomoOhka (Milwaukee Brewers): June 14, 2005, vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana...
commemorated on April 19, 2016. TomoOhka pitched a nine-inning perfect game for the Pawtucket Red Sox on June 1, 2000. Ohka retired all 27 batters he faced...
starter Ted Lilly to the Chicago Cubs, Toronto signed Japanese pitcher TomoOhka and former Atlanta starter John Thomson to one-year contracts and inked...
Hernández 31 Sun Woo Kim 41 Eric Knott 44 Julio Mañón 50 José Mercedes 24 TomoOhka 34 Britt Reames 43 Dan Smith 51 Scott Stewart 52 T. J. Tucker 33 Claudio...
Hernández 49 Shawn Hill 59 Joe Horgan 31 Sun Woo Kim 50 Gary Majewski 34 TomoOhka 21 John Patterson 51 Jon Rauch 52 T. J. Tucker 33 Claudio Vargas Catchers...
of 2–2. During the 2006 season, Brewers starting pitchers Ben Sheets, TomoOhka, and long relief man Rick Helling were injured, leaving the fifth spot...
during a game in which he was hit twice by Milwaukee Brewers pitcher TomoOhka. Taveras' streak is a franchise record, breaking the record of 25 previously...
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They also suffered setbacks when losing starting pitchers Ben Sheets and TomoOhka for a substantial amount of time, forcing Triple A starters Ben Hendrickson...
was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. November 20, 1998: Purchased TomoOhka from the Yokohama Bay Stars. December 11, 1998: Mark Portugal was signed...
Nationals released Melvin Nieves. June 10, 2005: The Nationals traded TomoOhka to the Milwaukee Brewers for Junior Spivey. July 13, 2005: The Nationals...
straight games at one point, breaking the club record of eight shared by TomoOhka and Carl Pavano. He teamed with Phil Hughes to form one of the best pitching...
Urbina was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Tomokazu Ohka and Rich Rundles (minors). August 23, 2001: Bill Pulsipher was selected off...
developed a new in-season workout regimen. Towers competed with John Thomson, TomoOhka, and Víctor Zambrano for one of two open spots in the Blue Jays rotation...
2001: The Expos traded Ugueth Urbina to the Boston Red Sox for Tomokazu Ohka and Rich Rundles (minors). The Expos drew 642,745 fans during the 2001 season...
José Mesa (1–4) Armando Benítez (9) 26,405 20–27 48 May 24 @ Expos 1–4 TomoOhka (4–3) Randy Wolf (3–3) Scott Stewart (1) 6,091 20–28 49 May 25 @ Expos...