The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Pacific League in Japan signed former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder O’Koyea Dickson, the team announced Tuesday.
Dickson was a 12th round draft pick of the Dodgers in 2011 out of Sonoma State University. He made his Major League debut this past season, going 1-for-7 with two walks in seven games.
In seven Minor Leagues seasons in the Dodgers organization, Dickson proved he can handle a bat as he hit .279/.349/.491 with 117 home runs in 736 games.
Despite his strong production with his bat, Dickson lacked a true position in the field, which may have kept the 27-year-old from reaching the big leagues sooner.