January 11, 2014 at 9:06 AM
Red Sox invite Hideyoshi Otake to spring training
According to Alex Speier of WEEI.com, the Red Sox have invited right-hander Hideyoshi Otake to minor league spring training.
Otake, 25, spent last season pitching for the Toyama Thunderbirds in the Baseball Challenge League in Japan. He went 1-5 with a 2.23 ERA in 46 appearances, collecting 17 saves. Hideyoshi struck out 47 in 44 1/3 innings pitched, walking 16.
Otake was one of over thirty players who attended a workout held by the Red Sox in November for players from the Baseball Challenge and Shikoku Island League.
Otake, 25, spent last season pitching for the Toyama Thunderbirds in the Baseball Challenge League in Japan. He went 1-5 with a 2.23 ERA in 46 appearances, collecting 17 saves. Hideyoshi struck out 47 in 44 1/3 innings pitched, walking 16.
Otake was one of over thirty players who attended a workout held by the Red Sox in November for players from the Baseball Challenge and Shikoku Island League.