Hideki Okajima, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hideki Okajima

Japanese professional baseball pitcher

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1975

Place of Birth: Fushimi-ku, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hideki Okajima (?? ??, 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.
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.