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Okamoto Punishes JCL Pitchers This Week: At the age of 33%2C Tsugiharu Okamoto might have some potential he hasn%27t realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The Hanshin third baseman put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days with a .565 batting average. For his efforts Okamoto collected the Central League Player of the Week Award.%0A%0AHe racked up 13 hits in 23 at-bats%2C 1 home run and 7 RBIs last week in 7 games.%0A%0AThis year Okamoto is batting .300 with 18 home runs. He has scored 66 runs and driven in 84.