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


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About Hideki Okajima

  • 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.

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