HIDEKI OKAJIMA RUMORS
Okajima is going back to Japan
To the delight of most Red Sox fans, Hideki Okajima will be heading back to Japan to pitch for the Softbank Hawks. Even though he was not a part of the Red Sox organization anymore, the thought of a very slim possibility of him returning was nauseating.
Okajima spent most of 2011 with the Pawsox and most recently failed his physical with the Yankees. The decision was an easy one...
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March 05, 2012
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March 05, 2012
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Report: Hideki Okajima Fails Physical, Will Not Join Yankees
Hideki Okajima was set to try to earn a spot in the Yankees bullpen this season, but it looks like the lefty's career in pinstripes is over before it even started. Okajima failed his physical with the team, according to David Waldstein of The New York Times. Team doctors reportedly didn't like the results of an MRI on the reliever's left shoulder. The failed physical...
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February 18, 2012
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February 18, 2012
LHP Okajima fails physical; won't be at spring training with the Yankees
Left-handed pitcher Hideki Okajima has failed his physical and won't be at spring training with the New York Yankees.The Yankees signed the former Red Sox reliever to a minor league contract in December.The lefty posted a record of 1-0 with a 4.32 ERA in 8.1 innings last year for Boston.He was expected to compete for a spot as a situational pitcher out of the bullpen for the Yankees.
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February 17, 2012
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February 17, 2012
Okajima Fails Physical
From Bryan Hoch:Hideki Okajima failed his physical and will not report to Spring Training with the Yankees.
Okajima, 36, had signed a Minor League contract with a spring invitation in late December, hoping to bounce back to the effective form he showed in his first few seasons with the Red Sox.
WFAN 660 AM’s Sweeny Murti first reported that Okajima would not be in camp.Well...
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February 17, 2012
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February 17, 2012
Hideki Okajima failed his physical
Left handed reliever Hideki Okajima, who was signed on a minor league contract, won’t ever put on the Pinstripes after he failed his physical, voiding his contract, according to David Waldstein of the NY Times.
Okajima was an instant success after coming over from Japan, putting up a 2.72 ERA, a 8.3 K/9, and a 2.9 BB/9 in his first three seasons. Things haven’t gone...
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February 17, 2012
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February 17, 2012
Yankees sign Hideki Okajima to a minor league deal
The Yankees have signed former Red Sox lefty reliever Hideki Okajima to a minor league deal and plan to invite him to spring training, according to David Waldstein of the NY Times.
Okajima, 36, initially had a lot of success in America, putting up a combined 2.40 ERA with a 1.061 WHIP, a 8.5 K/9, and a 2.7 BB/9 over his first two seasons with the Sox. However, he struggled in 2010...
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December 30, 2011
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December 30, 2011
Hideki Okajima Joins The Evil Empire
A former Boston Red Sox reliever, Hideki Okajima, has gone over to the dark side as he has signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees.
He was invited to spring training as a non-roster invitee and will compete for a bullpen spot with former Red Sox farmhand Cesar Cabral.
Okajima appeared in seven games for the Red Sox in 2011 before spending the rest of the season in...
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December 28, 2011
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December 28, 2011
Hideki Okajima Agrees to Minor League Contract With Yankees
After a lackluster ending to his tenure in Boston, Hideki Okajima will look to revive his career in New York. The 36-year-old reliever has agreed to a minor league contract with the Yankees on Wednesday, according to the team's website. Okajima's deal with the club will include an invitation to spring training. During the 2011 season, the southpaw spent the majority of the...
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December 28, 2011
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December 28, 2011
oki Signs With the Yanks
Hideki Okajima has signed a minor league deal with the Yankees and will try to make the major league team in spring training. We'll see if he can regain his stiff but the OkiDoki was missing last season.
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December 28, 2011
Yankees sign P Okajima to minor-league contract
The New York Yankees have added some veteran relief depth, signing Japanese leftthander Hideki Okajima to a minor-league contract.The deal includes an invitation to spring training.The 36-year-old Okajima appeared in seven games with the Boston Red Sox last season, recording a 4.32 ERA over 8 1/3 innings.Okajima spent his first five major-league seasons in the Boston organization...
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December 28, 2011
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December 28, 2011
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