Hideki Okajima was once a lockdown bullpen option for the Boston Red Sox, but he hasn’t appeared in a Major League Baseball game since 2013. The southpaw reportedly could be making a comeback after spending some time in Japan.
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Okajima Wants to Return to United States
Monday, Dec. 7
Tom Caron of NESN noted Monday that agent Joe Rosen said Okajima would like to return stateside and pitch in the major leagues.
The left-handed bullpen option last appeared in a regular-season game in 2013 with the Oakland Athletics, and he only pitched four innings and allowed a single earned run and seven hits that year.