Norichika "Nori" Aoki (青木 宣親, Aoki Norichika, born January 5, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers , Kansas City Royals , San Francisco Giants , Seattle Mariners , Houston Astros , Toronto Blue Jays , and New York Mets , and in Nippon Professional ...

Nori Aoki played for 7 teams; the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays. When did Nori Aoki retire? Nori Aoki last played in 2017.

Sep 16, 2024 · Former SF Giants outfielder Nori Aoki is set to hang up his cleats at the end of the year. The Yomiuri Shimbun confirmed that the longtime pro outfielder will retire at the end of the NPB...

Full name is Norichika Aoki, pronounced noer-EECH-kuh AH-oh-kee. Attended Waseda University in Toyko, Japan...was teammates with former Cubs pitcher LHP Tsuyoshi Wada, who spent the 2016 season with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Nori's wife, Sachi, was a popular sports anchor for TV Tokyo from 2006-2010.

Sep 15, 2024 · After acting as the regular right fielder in Kansas City for the club’s AL pennant-winning 2014 season, Aoki departed in free agency to sign with the Giants but was limited to just 93 games when...

Sep 19, 2024 · Nori Aoki is retiring. Aoki played one year for the Giants before moving on to Seattle in 2016 and the Astros, Blue Jays, and Mets in 2017.

Jun 21, 2015 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Francisco leadoff hitter Nori Aoki has left the Giants’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after getting hit by a pitch. Aoki apparently was hit in the foot by Carlos Frias’ second pitch Saturday.

“I was as nervous as I’ve been in a long time the last couple of days,” Casey...

Jun 20, 2015 · Giants leadoff hitter Nori Aoki left San Francisco's 6-2 win over the Dodgers with a lower leg bruise after getting hit by a pitch, then running the bases and scoring.

Nori Aoki has been great for the Giants ever since joining the team this season. He is 4th in the NL All Star voting for outfielders. Watch his highlights fr...