Topic: Hideki Okajima

The Red Sox bullpen appears likely to have a makeover during this offseason. Some people are speculating if the closer (Jonathan Papelbon) might even be a non tender casualty. Papelbon is not going to have a non tender come his way, and ...
Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima reinstated from 15-day disabled listThe Boston Red Sox have activated reliever Hideki Okajima from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Michael Bowden to Triple-A Pawtucket.The moves were announced before Boston's game Saturday night ...

Red Sox, Okajima agree to $2.75 mln deal

Japanese left-hander Hideki Okajima and the Boston Red Sox have avoided salary arbitration with an agreement on a 2.75 million-dollar, one-year contract.Okajima was 6-0 with a 3.39 ERA last year, his third with Boston after coming to the major ...
Red Sox and LHP Hideki Okajima avoid arbitration, agreeing to $2.75 million, 1-year dealHideki Okajima and the Boston Red Sox have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.The left-handed reliever was 6-0 with a 3.39 ...

BOSTON RED SOX

This article reports on the Major League Baseball team the Boston Red Sox. The author notes that the team added pitcher Eric Gagne to their bullpen in order to lessen the workload of pitcher Hideki Okajima.

AL REPORT

The article offers news briefs on the American League of Major League Baseball. The Boston Red Sox shut down pitcher Hideki Okajima in order to rest him for the playoffs. The RED SOX shut down lefthanded setup man Hideki Okajima for more ...

AL FOCUS ON BULLPENS

The article offers an update on top pitchers in the American League in the U.S. Joe Borowski of team Indians will take the position of teammate Masahide Kobayashi as the team's major pitcher. Excerpt from Article: 1 INDIANS RHP Joe ...
Kenyans take inspiration from Obama's sister at Honolulu Marathon; Shimahara win women's titleBarack Obama's sister gave the Kenyans extra encouragement in Sunday's Honolulu Marathon, and the President-elect's ancestral homeland responded with a top-five sweep. "Japan also had ...

Red Sox exercise option on Japanese hurler Okajima

The Boston Red Sox have exercised a one-year option for lefthander reliever Hideki Okajima that will keep him under contract in 2009.Okajima inked a two-year contract worth 2.5 million dollars in November 2006, which included a 1.75 million-dollar option ...

Rockies' collapse nearly complete

Rockies Can't Do Things That Got Them to Series; Collapse Nearly Complete After Game 3 LossThe starting pitchers are getting shelled, the brilliant bullpen is a bust. The timely hits are nowhere to be found, manager Clint Hurdle's moves are ...