OF Nori Aoki joined his new teammates on the Blue Jays on Tuesday as he was activated one day after the club acquired him from the Astros in exchange for LHP Francisco Liriano. He was available off the bench as a left-handed pinch hitter. The 35-year-old outfielder hit .272 with two home runs and 19 RBIs in 71 games with Houston this season. He is a career .285 hitter.

OF Nori Aoki was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. Aoki, 35, hit .272 with two home runs and 19 RBIs in 71 games with the Astros.

LF Norichika Aoki finished 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for his third multi-RBI game of the season and first since April 15 at Oakland. Aoki made his first start since July 8 at Toronto.

IF Norichika Aoki made his first career pitching appearance, allowing three runs on one hit and two walks while working the ninth inning. Prior to Aoki, the last position player to pitch for the Astros was 1B Tyler White on Aug. 18, 2016 at Baltimore.

LH Norichika Aoki matched his season high with three hits, bumping his career total to 2,001 between the majors and Nippon Professional Baseball. Aoki earned automatic entry into the Meikyukai, an equivalent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He becomes the second player to gain entry while with the Astros, joining Kazuo Matsui, who reached 2,000 hits on Aug. 15, 2009 at Milwaukee.

LF Nori Aoki recorded his sixth outfield assist in the first inning, nabbing Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera at the plate for the final out of that frame. He entered the game tied for the major league lead in outfield assists, and his current total are his most since 2013, when he had nine with the Milwaukee Brewers.

LF Nori Aoki had an outfield assist at second base in the third inning. He has five outfield assists and started the night trailing Jason Heyward by one for the major league lead.

OF Norichika Aoki continued his great hitting in the Oakland series. On Saturday, he was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. On Friday, he hit his first home run of the season and drove in Houston's first two runs of the game.

LF Nori Aoki hit his first home run of the season, a game-tying solo shot in the fifth inning of Houston's 7-2 victory against Oakland. "He flexed his muscles coming into the dugout," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said of Aoki, who batted ninth. "He wanted to make sure we all recognized that he's plenty strong enough to hit the ball near the upper deck in this ball park. He got into it. It was fun to watch him. One of the bigger smiles I've seen on his face in his short time here." Aoki went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and put the Astros ahead 2-1 in the sixth with an run-scoring infield single. He raised his batting average to .350.

LF Norichika Aoki continued his hot hitting, driving in the only run of the game before the ninth inning with a soft liner to center field in the third. Since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Sept. 6, Aoki is batting .349 (15-for-43) with a .383 on-base percentage, four doubles, and two home runs.

LF Norichika Aoki finally went cold after a red-hot 10 games. He went 0-for-4 Monday, when he was one of many Seattle hitters who struggled in a 3-2 loss to Toronto.

LF Norichika Aoki continues to be a huge part of Seattle's offense. He had two more hits Sunday and is hitting .500 (14-for-28) since his latest recall from Triple-A Tacoma.

LF Norichika Aoki continues to provide offense out of the leadoff spot after being demoted to Triple-A twice this season. He had three more hits Saturday and is hitting .500 (12-for-24) since his latest recall.

LF Nori Aoki watched his five-game hitting streak end Wednesday night. Aoki went 0-for-4 in a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels but had a hit and a run batted in taken away by video review in the third inning. Aoki appeared to beat SS Cliff Pennington's throw to first base for an infield single that scored CF Leonys Martin with two out. But the replay overturned first-base umpire Doug Eddings' call. Aoki was declared out and Martin's run was disallowed.

LF Norichika Aoki went 3-for-5 with two doubles, drove in two runs and scored three times on Saturday in a 14-3 victory over Oakland. Aoki had a solo home run Friday in a 3-2 win over the A's. In 23 career games against the A's, he's batting .352 (32-for-91).

OF Norichika Aoki hit his second home run of the season Friday, a solo shot leading off the third inning in a 3-2 victory against Oakland. Aoki sent RHP Daniel Mengden's first-pitch fastball over the wall in right-center field. Aoki is batting .327 with 13 runs in 22 career games against the A's.

OF Norichika Aoki was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma before Tuesday's game. Aoki was swinging a hot bat before his Aug. 26 demotion, hitting .338 in 23 games last month, but his defensive deficiencies had become a liability. Aoki adds speed and a leadoff possibility to go with rookies Guillermo Heredia and Ben Gamel.

OF Norichika Aoki was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma by the Seattle Mariners prior to Tuesday's game versus the visiting Texas Rangers. Aoki hit .226 with one homer and three RBIs in eight contests with the Rainiers after being demoted to Triple-A following a game on Aug. 26. Signed to a one-year deal in the offseason, Aoki is hitting .265 with one homer and 16 RBIs in 98 games in 2016.

The Seattle Mariners recalled veteran outfielder Norichika Aoki from Triple-A Tacoma prior to Tuesday's game versus the visiting Texas Rangers.Aoki hit .226 with one homer and three RBIs in eight contests with the Rainiers after being demoted to Triple-A following a game on Aug. 26. The 34-year-old fared considerably better in his previous stint with Seattle, batting .316 with 10 extra-base hits and five RBIs in 31 contests since his previous recall on July 20.Signed to a one-year deal in the offseason, Aoki is hitting .265 with one homer and 16 RBIs in 98 games in 2016.

OF Nori Aoki was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma. Aoki, 34, hit .265 with one home run, 16 RBIs and six stolen bases in 98 games. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Aoki did nothing wrong, but the team needed to clear a roster spot for pitching depth. The Mariners are scheduled to face several left-handed starting pitchers in a row, which would have limited Aoki's playing time.