Outfielder Norichika Aoki hit .272 in 202 at-bats with the Astros this year. messages of welcome Nori Aoki received as a freshly traded and freshly minted Blue Jay on Monday came from . “I’m really good friends with Kawasaki,” the just-arrived Aoki was telling reporters here Tuesday, having just changed into the uniform of his sixth Major League Baseball club. He’s an extra outfielder — Toronto now has five of them — and not the key attraction in the deal that sent Francisco Liriano to Houston. Asked his view of the short-term opportunity provided by the Jays, Aoki shrugged philosophically.

Source: thestar August 02, 2017 01:30 UTC