Jersey of the Game

Jersey of the Game-Shintaro Fujinami

Shintaro Fujinami was acquired by the Orioles on July 19th and was 2-0 with a 4.85 ERA and two saves in 30 games with the Orioles last season. He was the second Orioles player from Japan. Pitcher Koji Uehara was the first. Fujinami is currently with Triple-A Syracuse in the New York Mets organization.

Jersey worn by:

Aceishi Imoto

Saiki, Japan

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“I’m from the same town in Japan as he is”

Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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Rich Dubroff

April 16, 2024

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