Akinori Otsuka

Akinori Otsuka #40 RP

Player Card | Career Stats
CAREER PITCHING STATS
G SHO IP SO W L SV ERA
236 0 232.0 217 13 15 39 2.44
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Stranded at home

Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN The Magazine

The Padres' Adrian Gonzalez thought playing ball in his hometown of San Diego would be great. It has been, except for the death threats and the losing.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 29, 2009

Jays among top starter surprises of '09

Christopher Harris, ESPN.com

Christopher Harris looks at the biggest changes in his starting pitching rankings, leading with the Blue Jays.

Story | Conversation | May 12, 2009

Gonzalez's family ties strong in Mexico

Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN The Magazine

It's a family affair for Adrian Gonzalez as he leads Team Mexico in its bid for glory at the World Baseball Classic.

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009

Give Daniels more time to revitalize Rangers

Rob Neyer

...teams have netted the Rangers big club such luminaries as Brad Wilkerson, Terrmel Sledge, Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka, John Koronka, Ron Mahay, David Murphy and Kason Gabbard. In fairness, he did trade for a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2009

Everything went downhill in a hurry in San Diego

Sean McAdam, Special to ESPN.com

The Padres nearly earned a third straight trip to the playoffs in 2007, but now the franchise is in a state of disarray, writes Sean McAdam.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2008

Young pitches deep into game … for a change

...When the Rangers traded Young, Adrian Gonzalez and Terrmel Sledge to the Padres for Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka and minor leaguer Billy Killian, one of their rationales was that Young just didn't go...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2008

Spring Training Blog: Feb. 29, 2008

CUST PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF (7:02 p.m. ET) The Jack Cust fairy tale apparently has a little more shelf life remaining. For more sprin...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 29, 2008

San Diego Padres fantasy team preview

Nate Ravitz, ESPN.com

Nate Ravitz previews the San Diego Padres from a fantasy angle, and wonders just how many days on the DL this team will spend. Well, at least new pickups Jim Edmonds, Randy Wolf and Mark Prior.

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2008

At long last, spring training is upon us

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

One of the strangest baseball offseasons of modern times is history now. And spring training is here. Finally.

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2008

Texas Rangers fantasy team preview

Will Harris, ESPN.com

Will Harris previews the Texas Rangers from a fantasy perspective. They may not look like a contender, but that doesn't mean they don't have fantasy value.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2008

Looking for a major-league job? Stand in line

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Spring training begins in two weeks, yet around 150 players are still looking for work.

Story | Conversation | February 01, 2008

Guardado, Rangers agree to one-year, $2 million contract

Associated Press

Reliever Eddie Guardado and the Rangers agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract that allows him to make an additional $4 million in performance bonuses.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2008

Keeping up with AL heavyweights impractical for most

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

When the heavyweights in the American League raise the bar, do some teams feel the need to try to pole-vault over it? We asked three GMs.

Story | Conversation | December 19, 2007

Reliever Fukumori ready to test MLB, signs 2-year deal with Texas

Associated Press

Just call him Kaz. That's what the Texas Rangers' new relief pitcher prefers.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2007