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Article: Learning curve for Okajima
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- March 17, 2008
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BRADENTON, Fla. - Hideki Okajima will be going home in a matter
of days. But will his Japanese brethren recognize him?
For many of his Red Sox teammates, the upcoming trip to Tokyo is
an onerous obligation that includes a dreaded 17-hour plane flight,
but for Boston's lefthanded setup man, it will represent a crowning
achievement. It will be, he explained yesterday, an immense honor to
represent the world champion Boston Red Sox in his native land.
And yet, he said, he will return to Japan a different pitcher
than the one who starred with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants and the
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. Okajima said he has been transformed
by his year in major league baseball, and is in the ...
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