| Tomo Ohka played for the Yokohama BayStars of Japan's Central League from 1994 to 1998, when he was purchased by the Boston Red Sox. He was undefeated in 24 starts in the minors in 1999, going 8-0 with a 3.00 ERA for the Trenton Thunder and 7-0 with a 1.58 ERA with the Pawtucket Red Sox. He also had three stints in the majors that year with the Red Sox, going 1-2 and posting a 6.23 ERA. He began 2000 by going 0-4 with Pawtucket but won 9 of his next 11 decisions to end the year with a 9-6 record and a 2.96 ERA with the PawSox. He also threw a perfect game, only the third in the history of the International League, against the Charlotte Knights on June 1st. He was recalled to Boston late in the season, going 3-6 with a 3.12 ERA.
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