1 B / 3 B ▁Mc Ge he e ▁after ▁inj uries ▁to ▁Alex ▁Rod rig uez ▁and ▁Mark ▁Te ix e ira . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mc Ge he e ▁was ▁option ed ▁to ▁Class - A ▁Char l eston ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 5 - man ▁ro ster ▁for ▁a ▁recently ▁acquired ▁Steve ▁Pear ce . ▁He ▁was ▁re called ▁when ▁ro sters ▁expanded ▁in ▁September . ▁ ▁T oh oku ▁Rak uten ▁Golden ▁E ag les ▁ ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁$ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁contract ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁Japan ▁for ▁the ▁T oh oku ▁Rak uten ▁Golden ▁E ag les ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Mc Ge he e ▁led ▁the ▁Golden ▁E ag les ▁to ▁their ▁ 1 st ▁Japan ▁Series ▁title . ▁Also ▁leading ▁the ▁way ▁were ▁Japan ▁Series ▁M VP ▁Man ab u ▁M ima , ▁current ▁Yan ke es ▁star ▁Mas ah iro ▁Tan aka , ▁and ▁fellow ▁former ▁ML B ▁out f iel der ▁And ru w ▁Jones . ▁In ▁ 1 4 4 ▁games , ▁mostly ▁at ▁third ▁base , ▁Mc Ge he e ▁hit ▁. 2 9 2 ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁H R ▁and ▁ 9 3 ▁R BI . ▁ ▁Miami ▁Mar l ins ▁Mc Ge he e ' s ▁period ▁in ▁Japan ▁paid ▁off , ▁and ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mc