Pedro Okuda (born 20 April 1990 in Marilia,

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

) is a former

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. Though he was born in Brazil, Okuda attended Honjo Daiichi High School in

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. He played for the

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at the

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. He was signed by Yasushi Yamamoto and Pat Kelly, scouts for the

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, on December 16, 2009. On December 18, 2013, Okuda was released by the Mariners.

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1990 births 2013 World Baseball Classic players Brazilian expatriate baseball players in Japan Brazilian expatriate baseball players in the United States Brazilian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Brazilian sportspeople of Japanese descent Living people Sportspeople from Marília Baseball players from São Paulo (state) Venezuelan Summer League Mariners players {{baseball-bio-stub