...runs in the bottom of the eighth to overcome a four-run deficit, then held their collective breath while watching Hideki Okajima, the stand-in for closer Jonathan Papelbon, solve A-Rod and save a 7-6 win before a delirious crowd of 36...

...from Edmonton of the GBL and signed him to a minor league deal 9/13/2008 Boston 2009 option vested for Hideki Okajima 9/12/2008 Boston Recalled Jon Van Every from Pawtucket 9/11/2008 Lancaster Added Terumasa...

...Tampa Bay Signed Hee-Seop Choi to a minor league deal November 2006 11/30/2006 Boston Signed Hideki Okajima 11/29/2006 Boston Signed Joe McEwing to a minor league deal 11/21/2006 Boston Signed Chris...

...Kotchman George Kottaras Jon Lester Mike Lowell Jed Lowrie Victor Martinez Daisuke Matsuzaka Hideki Okajima David Ortiz Jonathan Papelbon Dustin Pedroia Ramon Ramirez Josh Reddick Dustin Richardson Takashi...

...Rising stars Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz -- along with the combination of Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima -- provide long-term talent. The Sox have the moneymaking machine of Fenway Park and the lucrative marketing and...

...including All Stars Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz - the Red Sox have two pitchers from Japan (Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima). There are quite a few Japanese players these days, as well as folks from China and Korea. The Latin and...

...including All Stars Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz - the Red Sox have two pitchers from Japan (Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima). There are quite a few Japanese players these days, as well as folks from China and Korea. The Latin and...

... ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE: OF Brian Anderson, RHP Manny Delcarmen, OF Jeremy Hermida, 1B Casey Kotchman, LHP Hideki Okajima, RHP Jonathan Papelbon, RHP Ramon Ramirez. Papelbon could net anywhere from $8 million to $10 million this...

...City Red Sox Spring Training Photo Galleries Josh Beckett Mike Lowell Julio Lugo Daisuke Matsuzaka Hideki Okajima David Ortiz Jonathan Papelbon Wily Mo Pena Manny Ramirez Curt Schilling Julian Tavarez Jason...

... HERE AND THERE: The rest of Krasner's notebook contains items on the bullpen, specifically the problems of Hideki Okajima when he enters games with runners on base and how Craig Hansen didn't help himself last night in his quest to earn...