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  • Jersey of the Game-Shintaro Fujinami
    • Jersey of the Game-Shintaro Fujinami
    Shintaro Fujinami was acquired by the Orioles on July 19th and was 2-0 with a 4.85 ERA and two saves in 30 games with the Orioles last season. He was the second Orioles player from Japan. Pitcher Koji Uehara was the first. Fujinami is currently with Triple-A Syracuse in the New York Mets organization. Jersey […]...2024
  • Cubs free agent target: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
    • Cubs free agent target: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
    Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images He’s said to be the best NPB pitcher ever to come to MLB. Until recently, the Cubs have not had much luck with signing players from Nippon Pro Baseball (NPB) in Japan. Kosuke Fukudome was (mostly) a bust. Kyuji Fujikawa and Koji Uehara, forgettable relievers. The Cubs did get some good performance from Yu Darvish, but he was a known quantity in MLB before ...2023
  • • Japanese-Born MLB Player Round Up
    Many star players from NPB have made their way to MLB to take on a new challenge. Some of them became household names like Ichiro and Hideki Matsui. Some were consistent and solid players for a long period like Hiroki Kuroda and Koji Uehara. Some failed to meet the hype and lofty expectations like Kei…...2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, April 3
    Bobby Hill — Happy Birthday! | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The spaghetti incident and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various na...2023
  • • Sunday Notes: Taylor Davis Wants To Manage (or Work in a Front Office)
    Plus Tony La Russa on not scripting, Dallas Keuchel on windy conditions, Ben Cherington on signing Koji Uehara, Reid Detmers on his curveball, facts and stats galore, and more....2022
  • • NPB/KBO Notes: Uehara, Kelly
    Things are quiet in the majors as we await Game 5 of the World Series, so here’s the latest from a pair of Asian leagues… Reliever Koji Uehara saw his major league career end after the 2017 season, when he headed back to his native Japan to pitch for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional…...2018

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Koji Uehara injury and suspension

  • • Cubs free agent target: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
    2023
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  • • Koji Uehara signs with NPB's Yomiuri Giants
    After a terrific nine-year run in Major League Baseball, veteran reliever Koji Uehara has returned to the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, the team announced (link via the Japan Times). Carlos Yamakazi of the Tokyo Sports Press had previously tweeted that Uehara would sign there and that the deal would be announced today.Now entering his age-43 season, Uehara began his profe...2018
  • • Brad Ziegler’s Road to Fenway
    The Red Sox season has been a season filled with great surprises. Mookie Betts has had a breakout year and is in MVP contention, Xander Bogaerts continues to establish himself as one of the best hitters in the league, and David Ortiz is having perhaps the best farewell season ever. These players will rightfully grab all the headlines, but there is one veteran player who deserves his honors as w...2016
  • • AL Notes: Red Sox, Mariners, Tigers
    Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel is recovering well from July 11 left knee surgery and, in a best-case scenario, could return in the first few days of August, reports Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal. On the other hand, fellow late-game option Koji Uehara isn’t a lock to pitch again in 2016. The 41-year-old hit…...2016
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  • • Uehara exits in ninth with apparent injury
    Red Sox closer Koji Uehara departed Tuesday's game vs. the Giants with an apparent injury in the region around his right pectoral muscle....2016
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  • • Uehara exits in ninth with apparent injury
    Red Sox closer Koji Uehara departed Tuesday's game vs. the Giants with an apparent injury in the region around his right pectoral muscle....2016
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  • • Red Sox confident Koji will bounce back
    Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara has set such a high standard of performance during his career that the slump he's been in of late has caused some concern. With Carson Smith out for the season following Tommy John surgery, Uehara needs to be a key force with the way the bullpen is currently constructed....2016
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  • • Red Sox confident Koji will bounce back
    Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara has set such a high standard of performance during his career that the slump he's been in of late has caused some concern. With Carson Smith out for the season following Tommy John surgery, Uehara needs to be a key force with the way the bullpen is currently constructed....2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9 (+7): 2016 Predictions (Or, Why I Hate Your Team)
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Koji Uehara lifestyle

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Timeline

  • 2024
    "Pitcher Koji Uehara was the first."

  • 2023
    "Kyuji Fujikawa and Koji Uehara, forgettable relievers."

  • 2022
    "Plus Tony La Russa on not scripting, Dallas Keuchel on windy conditions, Ben Cherington on signing Koji Uehara, Reid Detmers on his curveball, facts and stats galore, and more."

  • 2018
    "After a terrific nine-year run in Major League Baseball, veteran reliever Koji Uehara has returned to the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, the team announced (link via the Japan Times)."

  • 2017
    "Cubs reliever Koji Uehara has not pitched since Sept."

  • 2016
    "The White Sox rallied in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, riding homers by Melky Cabrera and Brett Lawrie in the top of the eighth against Koji Uehara en route to an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox."

  • 2015
    "Three days after becoming baseball's first back-to-back All-Star Game MVP, Mike Trout started the second half of the season with a bang, taking Red Sox closer Koji Uehara deep in the bottom of the ninth to give his Angels a 1-0, walk-off win at Angel Stadium."

  • 2014
    "The Boston Red Sox have signed Koji Uehara to a two-year contract through the 2016 season, the team announced Thursday."

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Koji Uehara trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

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  • • Koji Uehara signs with NPB's Yomiuri Giants
    2018
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  • • Former Red Sox closer Uehara signs in Japan
    Former Major League Baseball pitcher Koji Uehara returned to his former Japanese team on Friday, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants worth $1.87 million....2018
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  • • Pitching Notes: Uehara, Lincecum, Senzatela, Hoffman, Kohn
    Reliever Koji Uehara says that he is open to considering offers from teams in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, as the Japan Times recently reported. That’s something of a reversal from the 42-year-old reliever, who had indicated he did not intend to play again in his homeland. After preparing for the MLB season, but finding…...2018
  • • Pitching notes: How will the Rangers utilize Tim Lincecum?
    Reliever Koji Uehara says that he is open to considering offers from teams in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, as the Japan Times recently reported. That’s something of a reversal from the 42-year-old reliever, who had indicated he did not intend to play again in his homeland. After preparing for the MLB season, but finding interest scant, Uehara now says he has changed his mind and wo...2018
  • • MLB Hot Stove signings: Cubs sign reliever Koji Uehara to a one-year deal
    The 41-year-old former closer heads to Chicago as a free agent...2016
  • • Report: Uehara agrees to 1-year deal with Cubs
    The Cubs wanted to stock the bullpen with pitchers who could handle left-handed hitters, and they have reportedly signed Koji Uehara to do so. Multiple reports on Wednesday indicated the Cubs have signed Uehara to a one-year contract for $6 million. The club has not confirmed....2016
  • • FA/Trade Rumors: Yankees, Orioles, Mets, J. De La Rosa, Rollins
    Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is in touch with the representatives for free agent relievers Greg Holland, Koji Uehara, Brad Ziegler and Mike Dunn, report George A. King III and Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Given their vast experience as closers, any of Holland, Uehara or Ziegler could end up as fallback ninth-inning…...2016
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  • • Bullpen Rumors: Marlins, Nats, Melancon, Tigers, D-backs
    The Marlins are interested in free agent relievers Brad Ziegler and Koji Uehara as fallback options if they’re unable to reel in Kenley Jansen or Aroldis Chapman, according to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com. Miami could sign both Ziegler and Uehara if it loses out on Jansen and Chapman, per Frisaro (Twitter links). Ziegler and Uehara…...2016
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Koji Uehara stats and results

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  • • Pitching notes: How will the Rangers utilize Tim Lincecum?
    2018
  • • Chicago Cubs whip out 1970s gear for ‘Anchorman-themed’ road trip
    The Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 at Wrigley Field on Thursday, then hit the road for a six-game West-Coast road trip.And because the Cubs are headed to San Diego for the second half of the trip—and because they are managed by the ever-ridiculous Joe Maddon—they dressed in “Anchorman-themed” outfits, with players showing off their best 1970s get-ups in tribute to Ron Burgundy and ...2017
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  • • Koji Uehara to Cubs: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2016
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  • • David Price Gives Red Sox the Ace They Have Desperately Missed
    2016
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  • • Carson Smith Injury: Updates on Red Sox RP's Flexor Mass Muscle, Return
    2016
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    2015
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    2015
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  • • Craig Kimbrel Trade Just Beginning for Red Sox as Farm Still Stacked to the Brim
    2015
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  • • Schwarber, Happ show Cubs' dynamic depth
    Looking back on Sunday night, after Koji Uehara nailed down the Cubs' 7-6 victoryand sweep of the Cards, the moment was largely lost. But it was impossible to miss when it happened....2017
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    2015
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    2015
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    2015
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    2015
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Top Koji Uehara news

  • • Red Sox sign closer Uehara to two-year deal
    2014
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  • • Sox stunned by Trout's walk-off homer
    2015
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  • • Trout starts second half with walk-off homer
    2015
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  • • Red Sox Acquire Craig Kimbrel
    The Red Sox have acquired star closer Craig Kimbrel from the Padres. It’s a stunning move for new president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, whose club will now have both Kimbrel and ace reliever Koji Uehara to lock down the late innings. There’s a significant haul going back to San Diego. Top outfield prospect Manuel Margot, shortstop Javier Guerra, infielder Carlos Asuaje, and...2015
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  • • Papelbon: ‘Of course’ I’d welcome return to Red Sox
    This embed is invalid   " /> Never say never, right?   While it seems unlikely that Jonathan Papelbon will ever return to the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies closer isn’t closing the book on a potential reunion. “Of course, yeah,” Papelbon recently told WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford when asked if he’d welcome a return to the Red Sox. “Of course I would. But you know that’s a lot easi...2015
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  • • Melky's big night at dish carries White Sox
    2016
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  • • Lead gets away in tough loss for Red Sox
    2016
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  • • Red Sox worried Uehara may miss opener
    The Boston Red Sox are growing less optimistic by the day that closer Koji Uehara will recover from a spring training hamstring injury in time to be on the Opening Day roster....2015
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Koji Uehara schedule, game

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  • • Koji Uehara to Cubs: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9 (+7): 2016 Predictions (Or, Why I Hate Your Team)
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  • • Carson Smith Injury: Updates on Red Sox RP's Flexor Mass Muscle, Return
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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    2016
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    2015
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Koji Uehara rumors, scandals

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