Okajima named AL Rookie of Month, Iwamura close second

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox left-hander Hideki Okajima of Japan smiles during a press conference at Fenway Park in Boston on May 2. Okajima was named American League Rookie of the Month for April, narrowly beating fellow Japanese Akinori Iwamura of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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