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Former Red Sox relief pitcher
Hideki Okajima announced his retirement from baseball today. The 40-year-old lefty was part of the '07 World Series Champion team and hurled for Boston between 2007 and 2011. It was also announced that Okajima will throw out the first pitch before the August 11th game at Fenway against
The Evil Ones. In his time in
Carmine Hose,
Okajima went 17-8 with a 3.11 ERA. 'Oki' had a Spring Training invitation from the Orioles this year, but things did not pan out for him. In addition to his time in MLB, he also pitched for four different teams in
Nippon Professional Baseball—including the
Yokohama BayStars and the
Yomiuri Giants. Red Sox fans loved Okajima's eponymous walk-on music whenever he entered games at Fenway. We wish Oki the best!
