Hideki Okajima is a former Japanese professional baseball player who played as a left-handed relief pitcher. He was born on December 25, 1975, in Kyoto, Japan. Okajima started his career playing for the Yomiuri Giants in the Japanese Central League, where he made his debut in 1995. He played for eight seasons for the Giants, registering a record of 33-21 with a 3.36 ERA in 261 games. More about Hideki Okajima
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In 2006, Hideki Okajima signed with the Boston Red Sox, a team that had won the World Series a year earlier. He quickly became an essential part of the team's bullpen and helped the Red Sox win the World Series in his debut season. Okajima was known for his deceptive arm angle that made it hard for batters to pick up his pitches. He enjoyed a successful first season, recording a 3-2 record with a 2.22 ERA in 66 appearances. He followed it up with another good season in 2007, ending up with a 2-2 record with a 2.22 ERA in 66 games.In total, we tracked 541 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Hideki Okajima (2007 BOWMAN AUTOGRAPHED PRINTING PLATE HIDEKI OKAJIMA) was sold in January 2008 for $200.00 while the cheapest item (Autographed Hideki Okajima card AUTO RED SOX) found a new owner for $0.45 in September 2011. The month with the most items sold (21) was August 2009 with an average selling price of $19.99 for an autographed item of Hideki Okajima. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2018 with $90.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2016. In average, an autographed item from Hideki Okajima is worth $19.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Hideki Okajima were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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2007 Bowman's Best Hideki Okajima Refractor Rookie Autograph Auto #89 | $2.25 | ||
2007 Topps 52 Hideki Okajima Rookie Card #100 Autographed Signed Red Sox | $9.99 | ||
2007 Topps eTopps Baseball Hideki Okajima Autograph Rookie Card /100 | $25.00 | ||
2008 Topps SIGNED: Hideki Okajima, RED SOX #379 | $9.99 | ||
HIDEKI OKAJIMA 2007 BOWMAN BASEBALL ROOKIE AUTOGRAPH RC AUTO Q1973 | $4.25 | ||
Hideki Okajima 2007 Topps Turkey Red Rookie Card Hand Signed | $2.99 | ||
HIDEKI OKAJIMA 28/99 2008 Topps Triple Threads Autograph Relic Jersey Combo #186 | $12.00 | ||
Hideki Okajima Boston Red Sox Signed 16x20 Photo | $69.99 | ||
Hideki Okajima Red Sox Signed Bowman 2997 w/COA Auction for One | $10.00 | ||
Hideki Okajima Signed 2009 Topps Ticket to Stardom #58 Card Boston Red Sox | $2.00 |
Hideki Okajima is staying in Japan (12/18/14): Okajima, who pitched six years in the majors for the Red Sox and briefly the A's, has signed with the Yokohama Bay Stars.
MLB hot stove: Ex-Red Sox, Athletics reliever Hideki Okajima interested in retur (11/04/14): The veteran lefty reliever spent last season pitching in his native Japan but is interested in returning to pitching in the United States.
A's finalize minor league deal with lefty Hideki Okajima (02/12/13): The Oakland Athletics and free agent left-hander Hideki Okajima finalized a minor league contract Tuesday after he passed a physical and immediately got to work.
Oakland A's sign Hideki Okajima to minor league contract (02/12/13): New York Yankees dumped the left reliever last year for a shoulder injury that really wasn't a problem
A's agree to deal with reliever Hideki Okajima (02/11/13): Former Red Sox left-handed relief pitcher Hideki Okajima agreed to a minor league contract with the A's, Fox Sports reported Monday
Boston Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima. (05/2011): Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima has cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Red Sox Set Opening Day Roster; Hideki Okajima Sent Down (03/2011): This release just issued by the Red Sox:
Hideki Okajima, Red Sox finalize $1.75 million deal (01/2011): BOSTON - Left-handed reliever Hideki Okajima and the Boston Red Sox have finalized a $1.75 million, one-year contract. Okajima,...