Okoye's two-RBI single came on a 2-2 slider from Carp starter Aren Kuri (0-2), who ... on the board with his second-inning solo home run. Hiroshima went up 4-1 on Ryosuke Kikuchi's third-inning ...

Instead, he was pitching for the Hiroshima Carp in Japan. He played 20 combined games with Hiroshima with ... However, Japan gave him a new baseball perspective that he didn’t know he needed.

Having the regular season start before Opening Day is a prospect as indulgent as it is unreal—once you’re up early to watch ...