The New York Mets and Norichika Aoki agreed upon a free agent deal on Saturday. Aoki, recently released by the Toronto Blue Jays, is expected to join the Mets in time for the second game of their doubleheader today. The Mets needed to add outfield depth after trading Curtis Granderson and losing Mic[...]

Norichika Aoki has been acquired by the Blue Jays for starter Francisco Liriano, per mlb.com. Aoki and minor leaguer Teoscar Hernandez have been packaged to bring long-time starter Liriano to Houston in a move that bolsters the Astros pitching depth. It will be interesting to see how Liriano will be[...]

Norichika Aoki went 3-for-5 with two doubles in the Astros win on Thursday. Aoki has had a nice month to this point, hitting .326 through 43 at-bats in June. Aoki's role is to come off the bench and provide some strong at-bats as a rotational outfielder for Houston. His .348 slugging is all you need[...]

Norichika Aoki went 3-for-5 with a double and a RBI in the Astros 12-6 loss to the Angels. Aoki is now 7-for-20 in his last six starts with three runs batted. Aoki is hitting .269 this season with one home runs and 11 runs batted in this season as the fourth Houston outfielder. Aoki lacks the power [...]

Houston Astros outfielder Norichika Aoki singled off of Royals right-hander Ian Kennedy, driving in the first of seven Astros runs Monday night. Aoki came into the game with a career .426 batting average against Kennedy, and the RBI was his ninth of the season. Aoki is a key bench player for Housto[...]

Norichika Aoki singled twice in the Astros 7-6 win on Thursday. After hitting .300 in the month of April, this month has been a different story. In his last 17 games, he is 9-for-50 and is slashing .214/.277/.238 in the month of May. Aoki is a rotational player at best in the Astros outfield but his[...]

Houston Astros infielder Yuli Gurriel will sit Thursday evening. Infielder Marwin Gonzalez will start at first base and bat sixth. Outfielder Norichika Aoki will also start in left field and bat in the No. 9 spot. Gurriel has been a nice surprise this season, as he has hit .264 with four home runs a[...]

Norichika Aoki is stuck in a 6-for35 slump and has only one extra-base hit in his last 14 games played. Aoki sprinted out of the gates spraying hits all over the field and was hitting .354 on April 26th before the offensive nosedive. He has especially struggled at home, hitting only .187 in 38 at-ba[...]

Norichika Aoki had three hits, including an RBI double in the fifth inning to help the Astros win 4-2 over the Indians. Aoki's double tied the game at one in the fifth and later scored in the inning. Aoki is getting at-bats due to the hamstring injury to George Springer and has taken advantage with [...]

Norichika Aoki has six hits in his last 12 at-bats for the Astros. He has four runs batted in during the streak and has raised his batting average to .375. During the streak he also has one double and one home run. Aoki has provided some quality at-bats at the bottom of the Astros lineup, scoring ru[...]