is a Japanese professional

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for the

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. After the 2017 season, he joined

Cañeros de Los Mochis The Cañeros de Los Mochis ( en, Los Mochis Sugar Cane Growers) are a Mexican baseball team in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. They play in Los Mochis in the state of Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, ...

Okoye's mother is Japanese and his father is Igbo from Nigeria. His younger sister

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is a member of the

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which won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

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1997 births Living people Cañeros de Los Mochis players Japanese people of Nigerian descent Sportspeople of Nigerian descent Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders People of Igbo descent Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players Japanese expatriate baseball players in Mexico Baseball people from Tokyo {{Japan-baseball-outfielder-stub