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NORICHIKA AOKI RUMORS
Kansas City Royals rumors: Nori Aoki edition
Nori Aoki was a big part of the team’s success last season (lockerdome.com).
The Kansas City Royals are still looking for a right fielder to help complete their 2015 lineup. Norichika Aoki played in all but 30 games for the Royals last season and was a valuable asset to the ballclub all year long. With Aoki becoming a free agent after the 2014 season, the Royals will need to negotiate...
Via isportsweb.com
November 28, 2014
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No Joke: Aoki Is On Fire
If I would have told that Norichika Aoki would break a Royals record at the beginning of the season…..well I wouldn’t have, so don’t worry about it.The fact is, an offseason trade acquisition by Dayton Moore is one of the hottest hitters in all of baseball. He has been the lone consistent bright spot over the last few games, accounting for nearly half of the hits the Royals...
Via Pine Tar Press
September 18, 2014
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One Man’s Trash: Aoki Dokey
After a disappointing first half Norichika Aoki has really turned it on, resulting in a +46% spike in ownership which made him this week's most added player. Most fantasy owners invested in the Royals' outfielder expecting a high average, lots of runs scored, and a steals total somewhere in the twenties. But prior to the All-Star break, Aoki was hitting a ho-hum .260 with seven...
Royals Injury Update: Nori Aoki will start rehab Monday
Kansas City Royals outfielder Nori Aoki will begin a rehab stint with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Monday, reports Andy McCullough of The Kansas City Star. Nori Aoki is headed to NWA for a rehab stint starting tomorrow.— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) July 6, 2014 By Keith Allison on Flickr (Originally posted to Flickr as "Norichika Aoki") [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons...
Via Sports Injury Alert
July 06, 2014
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Yadier Molina hits Norichika Aoki in head with throw
This is one of the more odd, more frightening things we’ve seen in awhile. Two pitches into Thursday’s Cardinals-Royals game, after Michael Wacha threw a ball to Norichika Aoki, Yadier Molina’s throw back to Wacha smashed Aoki in the head. It was clearly a freak accident, as neither Molina or Aoki did anything that wasn’t normal. Regardless, it’s pretty scary – there...
Via The Outside Corner
June 06, 2014
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Norichika Aoki Proving His Worth to Kansas City Royals
by John Viril—
New RF Norichika Aoki showed Kansas City Royals fans why GM Dayton Moore traded for him this winter in Saturday’s 4-3 victory over the visiting White Sox. Aoki is the first prototypical lead-off hitter the team has had since Coco Crisp tore his rotator cuff early in the 2009 season. Aoki put his full talents on display Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium with...
Via The Viril View: On the KC Royals
April 06, 2014
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Norichika is 'Aoki Dokie' and so is the Royals' bullpen in home opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- What the Royals' 7-5 win over the White Sox in the Kauffman Stadium home opener lacked in grace it certainly made up for in terms of necessity.
With the home folks a little skittish after the Royals suffered back-to-back walk-off losses in Detroit, the Royals took care of business at home with a 13-hit effort that likely eased concerns.
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Via Fox Sports Kansas City
April 04, 2014
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Player Profile #168: Norichika Aoki | OF | KC
Norichika Aoki came over the the states before the 2012 season at 30 years of age. Now in his third year, the 32-year-old, speedy, slap hitting, probably-should-be-better-at-defense outfielder will suit up for the Royals, a team that really kind of needs to win this year after selling their soul to the Rays for two years of James Shields.
First, I’d like to praise Aoki on his incredible...
Via Baseball Professor
January 11, 2014
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Aoki gives Kansas City Royals a true leadoff hitter
The Royals may have found their leadoff hitter for 2014.
Kansas City swung a deal this week, sending left-handed pitcher Will Smith to Milwaukee in exchange for Norichika Aoki. With Alex Gordon hitting in the leadoff spot for most of the season in 2013, the Royals struggled to get prototypical production from that spot in the lineup.
In 2013, Royals’ leadoff hitters ranked in...
Via i70baseball
December 07, 2013
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