If I had more time, I'd check the Red Sox blogs to find out whether fans are ripping manager Terry Francona for allowing Hideki Okajima to pitch to Miguel Tejada in the seventh inning. Before today, ...

Considered a “baby sitter” for Dice-K, the reliever has been cleaning up on the field. Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima takes the field for warmups at Fenway Park. He’s starred out of the Boston bullpen ...

Update: It took 11 innings, but the Orioles halted their 10-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory. Nick Markakis singled to score Cesar Izturis, who drew a leadoff walk against Boston left-hander ...

Veteran reliever Hideki Okajima is trying to make a return to the majors. The veteran lefty reliever spent last season pitching in his native Japan but is interested in returning to pitching in the ...

BOSTON, June 10 -- When left-handed reliever Hideki Okajima takes the mound late in games for the Boston Red Sox, it typically signals bad news for opposing teams. But when the opposing team is the ...

BOSTON Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima was added to the American League All-Star roster Thursday night as the winner of the 32nd man Internet vote, giving Boston a leading six players in the game. The ...

BOSTON, Oct. 21 -- At different points Sunday night, the following men rose and threw in the Boston Red Sox bullpen: Josh Beckett, Hideki Okajima, Mike Timlin, Beckett again, and then Jonathan ...