Tokugawa Akitake

Tokugawa Akitake

Tokugawa Akitake==Date:1867, Place:Japan, Photo:Other photographers ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7097]

Baseball: MLB-Japan All-Star series

Baseball: MLB-Japan All-Star series

Akitake Okada (R) allows an RBI single to Carlos Santana in the sixth inning in Game 5 of the MLB-Japan All-Star series at Nagoya Dome on Nov. 14, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: MLB-Japan All-Star series opener

Baseball: MLB-Japan All-Star series opener

Akitake Okada of Samurai Japan pitches against the Major League All-Stars during Game 1 of the Japan All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 9, 2018. Japan won 7-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: MLB-Japan All-Star series opener

Baseball: MLB-Japan All-Star series opener

Akitake Okada of Samurai Japan looks to the ground after allowing Juan Soto of the Major League All-Stars to hit a two-run homer during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the Japan All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 9, 2018. Japan won 7-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Managers make final all-star picks

Baseball: Managers make final all-star picks

(From L to R) Hiroshima Carp shortstop Kosuke Tanaka, outfielder Yoshihiro Maru, and pitchers Akitake Okada and Kazuki Yabuta pose for a photo at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 3, 2017, after being added to the Central League All-Star team. The two-game Japanese baseball All-Star series will be played on July 14 at Nagoya Dome and the following day at Chiba's Zozo Marine Stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Okada goes distance as Carp beat Tigers

Baseball: Okada goes distance as Carp beat Tigers

Akitake Okada of the Hiroshima Carp pitches against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on April 15, 2017. Okada threw his first career complete game as the Carp won 7-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fighters' Nakata hits homer in Japan Series Game 4

Fighters' Nakata hits homer in Japan Series Game 4

Nippon Ham Fighters slugger Sho Nakata hits a home run off Hiroshima Carp starting pitcher Akitake Okada in the sixth inning of Game 4 of the best-of-seven Japan Series at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on Oct. 26, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Carp vs Fighters in Japan Series Game 4

Carp vs Fighters in Japan Series Game 4

Hiroshima Carp starting pitcher Akitake Okada throws against the Nippon Ham Fighters in Game 4 of the best-of-seven Japan Series at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on Oct. 26, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hiroshima Carp advance to 1st Japan Series in 25 yrs

Hiroshima Carp advance to 1st Japan Series in 25 yrs

Hiroshima Carp starter Akitake Okada pitches against the DeNA BayStars in Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 15, 2016. Hiroshima won 8-7, advancing to the Japan Series for the first time in 25 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hiroshima Carp advance to 1st Japan Series in 25 yrs

Hiroshima Carp advance to 1st Japan Series in 25 yrs

Hiroshima Carp starter Akitake Okada pitches against the DeNA BayStars in Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 15, 2016. Hiroshima won 8-7, advancing to the Japan Series for the first time in 25 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo