Pedro Okuda Explained

Pedro Okuda ペドロ奥田
Position:	Shortstop
Birth Date:	20 April 1990
Birth Place:	Marilia, Brazil
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Right

Pedro Okuda (born 20 April 1990 in Marilia, Brazil) is a former professional baseball shortstop. Though he was born in Brazil, Okuda attended Honjo Daiichi High School in Saitama, Japan.^{[1] [2]} He played for the Brazil national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.^[3]

He was signed by Yasushi Yamamoto and Pat Kelly, scouts for the Seattle Mariners, on December 16, 2009.^[1]

On December 18, 2013, Okuda was released by the Mariners.

Notes and References

1. News: Brazilian-born shortstop from Japan signs with Seattle and will report to Venezuela . Larry Stone . December 16, 2009 . . seattletimes.nwsource.com . 2009-12-16.
2. Web site: Mariners sign 19-year-old Okuda . Alden Gonzalez . December 16, 2009 . Major League Baseball . mlb.mlb.com . 2009-12-16.
3. Web site: Felix Hernandez leads group of Mariners to play in World Baseball Classic . 2013-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020163941/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/mariners/2013/01/17/felix-hernandez-leads-group-of-several-mariners-to-play-in-world-baseball-classic/ . 2014-10-20 . dead .