A's ink LHP Okajima to minor league deal
Hideki Okajima - R - Oakland Athletics
Feb. 12, 2013 - 11:50 AM ET
Athletics signed LHP Hideki Okajima to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Okajima, now 37, posted a 0.94 ERA and 36/6 K/BB ratio over 47 2/3 innings last season for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League. He hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2011, when he had a 4.32 ERA over seven relief appearances with the Red Sox. He'll try to win a bullpen spot this spring.