Red Sox beat Yomiuri 9-2, Okajima greeted by camera flashes

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Okajima of the Boston Red Sox throws a pitch against his former team the Yomiuri Giants in an exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on March 23. Boston won 9-2. Okajima, who came out in relief in the seventh, was greeted by a flurry of camera flashes on his every pitch. (Kyodo)

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