Rakuten Eagles' foreign players visit tsunami-hit area

Rakuten Eagles' foreign players visit tsunami-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - The Rakuten Eagles' new foreign players, including Kevin Youkilis (2nd from R), stand in front of a monument in memory of those killed in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster at the former Yuriage Junior High School in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 25, 2014.

Youkilis joins spring training of Rakuten Eagles

Youkilis joins spring training of Rakuten Eagles

KUME ISLAND, Japan - Three-time American League all-star Kevin Youkilis autographs a ball for a fan outside a baseball stadium in Kume Island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Feb. 8, 2014, where he joined spring training with Japan's Pacific League baseball club Rakuten Eagles.

Youkilis joins spring training of Rakuten Eagles

Youkilis joins spring training of Rakuten Eagles

KUME ISLAND, Japan - Three-time American League all-star Kevin Youkilis (C) smiles as he joins spring training with Japan's Pacific League baseball club Rukuten Eagles at a baseball stadium in Kume Island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Feb. 8, 2014.

Matsui hitless vs Boston

Matsui hitless vs Boston

BOSTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui returns a single by Boston Red Sox batter Kevin Youkilis to put Boston's Marco Scutaro out at home in the seventh inning of a game at Fenway Park in Boston on May 5, 2010. The Red Sox won 3-1.

Red Sox beat Rays 8-7 in Game 5 in AL Championship Series

Red Sox beat Rays 8-7 in Game 5 in AL Championship Series

BOSTON, United States - Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura (back) steals third as Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Kevin Youkilis tries to tag him out in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park on Oct. 16.

Red Sox beat Rays 8-7 in Game 5 in AL Championship Series

Red Sox beat Rays 8-7 in Game 5 in AL Championship Series

BOSTON, United States - Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura (back) steals third as Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Kevin Youkilis tries to tag him out in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park on Oct. 16. (Kyodo)

Matsui hitless vs Boston

Matsui hitless vs Boston

BOSTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui returns a single by Boston Red Sox batter Kevin Youkilis to put Boston's Marco Scutaro out at home in the seventh inning of a game at Fenway Park in Boston on May 5, 2010. The Red Sox won 3-1. (Kyodo)

Cubs' Darvish

Cubs' Darvish

Yu Darvish (L) of the Chicago Cubs finishes batting practice with the team's special assistant Kevin Youkilis in Mesa, Arizona, on March 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo