16 Facts About Tomo Ohka

1.

Tomo Ohka started his professional career with the Yokohama BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League.

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2.

In 1999, Tomo Ohka began his North America professional career with the Red Sox' Double-A affiliate at that time, the Trenton Thunder.

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3.

Tomo Ohka was promoted to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox where he had a 1.

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4.

Tomo Ohka was in the All-Star Futures Game in 1999 and 2000 and in 2000 he was the Triple-A All-Star Game starting pitcher.

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5.

Tomo Ohka became the first player from Japan to play for the Red Sox when he debuted in 1999.

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6.

Tomo Ohka was involved in an incident with Washington manager Frank Robinson.

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7.

Tomo Ohka protested being removed from a game, a move which resulted in an undisclosed fine from the team.

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8.

Tomo Ohka then signed a minor league contract on July 13,2007, with the Seattle Mariners.

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9.

On February 21,2008, Tomo Ohka signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox, but did not play in the major leagues that year.

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10.

On December 5,2008, Tomo Ohka signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians with an invitation to Spring Training.

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11.

Tomo Ohka signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on December 11,2013.

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12.

Tomo Ohka was a non-roster invitee to spring training, but was reassigned to minor-league camp on March 2,2014, without making an appearance.

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13.

Tomo Ohka was released by the Blue Jays at the end of spring training.

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14.

Tomo Ohka signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2014 season.

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15.

Tomo Ohka returned to Japan and played with the Toyama Thunderbirds and Fukushima Hope of the semi-pro Baseball Challenge League for the 2015 season.

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16.

Tomo Ohka was released on April 1,2017, as the Orioles' spring training came to a close.

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