Boston's Okajima heads to Japan for MLB opener

Boston's Okajima heads to Japan for MLB opener

FORT MYERS, United States - Fans send off Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 19. Okajima will play in the MLB season opener against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome on March 25. (Kyodo)

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