BOSTON - NOVEMBER 30: Hideki Okajima listens as Red Sox Executive Vice President and General Manager Theo Epstein (foreground) introduces him at Fenway Park November 30, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts. Okajima, 30, signed a multi-year contract with the Red Sox after being one of the top setup relievers in Nippon Professional Baseball for the last several years. Getty Images logo Getty Images 38 months ago

BOSTON - NOVEMBER 30: Hideki Okajima listens as Red Sox Executive Vice President and General Manager Theo Epstein (foreground) introduces him at Fenway Park November 30, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts. Okajima, 30, signed a multi-year contract with the Red Sox after being one of the top setup relievers in Nippon Professional Baseball for the last several years.

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