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Koji Uehara is a right-handed pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball. Uehara became the first Japanese-born player in Orioles history when he agreed to a two-year contract with the team in January 2009.
Uehara spent 10 seasons with the Japanese Central League's Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball, going 112-62 with a 3.01 ERA. He collected 1,376 strikeouts and walked only 206 hitters in 276 career games for the Giants, a 6.68 strikeouts-to-walks ratio. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound pitcher won the Sawamura Award, the Japanese version of the Cy Young Award, in 1999 and 2002.
Uehara was 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA for Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic...
Uehara spent 10 seasons with the Japanese Central League's Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball, going 112-62 with a 3.01 ERA. He collected 1,376 strikeouts and walked only 206 hitters in 276 career games for the Giants, a 6.68 strikeouts-to-walks ratio. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound pitcher won the Sawamura Award, the Japanese version of the Cy Young Award, in 1999 and 2002.
Uehara was 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA for Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic...
Koji Uehara is a right-handed pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball. Uehara became the first Japanese-born player in Orioles history when he agreed to a two-year contract with the team in January 2009.
Uehara spent 10 seasons with the Japanese Central League's Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball, going 112-62 with a 3.01 ERA. He collected 1,376 strikeouts and walked only 206 hitters in 276 career games for the Giants, a 6.68 strikeouts-to-walks ratio. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound pitcher won the Sawamura Award, the Japanese version of the Cy Young Award, in 1999 and 2002.
Uehara was 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA for Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He also represented Japan in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, posting a save in two perfect innings as a closer in 2008 and going 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA to help Japan win the Bronze medal in 2004.
Uehara was born on April 3, 1975.
Uehara spent 10 seasons with the Japanese Central League's Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball, going 112-62 with a 3.01 ERA. He collected 1,376 strikeouts and walked only 206 hitters in 276 career games for the Giants, a 6.68 strikeouts-to-walks ratio. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound pitcher won the Sawamura Award, the Japanese version of the Cy Young Award, in 1999 and 2002.
Uehara was 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA for Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He also represented Japan in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, posting a save in two perfect innings as a closer in 2008 and going 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA to help Japan win the Bronze medal in 2004.
Uehara was born on April 3, 1975.
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'Patience is paying off' for Orioles slugger Chris Davis
The Baltimore SunChris Davis' astonishing start to this season hasn't occurred by accident. Through 12 games, he's putting up numbers that are only fit for video games. But it's the result of the 27-year-old Orioles first baseman's realizing that he can truly get more...Tags: Sports, Texas Rangers, Spring Training, Mark Reynolds, Chris Davis
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Looking back on the Orioles' trade for Chris Davis
Chris Davis was one of the hottest hitters in baseball in the first week of the season, though he has cooled off over the past couple of games. Still, his historic four-game start to the season probably prompted casual sports fans across the country to...
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Jones and Davis stay hot as Orioles beat Red Sox, 3-2, and take series
The Baltimore SunBOSTON — Over the past two nights, the Orioles recaptured those late-inning heroics of last season at Fenway Park. One night after a five-run ninth-inning rally led them to victory, the Orioles came from behind against the Red Sox again Thursday,...Tags: Jacoby Ellsbury, Chris Davis, Buck Showalter, Brian Roberts, Andrew Miller
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Q&A with Dennis Eckersley on bullpens, AL East, Orioles and Red Sox
The Baltimore SunOne of the key questions for the Orioles this season is whether their bullpen can repeat its success from 2012. Bullpens could actually be a deciding factor in a taut American League East. Hall of Fame pitcher and TBS MLB analyst Dennis Eckersley joined...Tags: Jackie Bradley, Jr. , Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, NESN, Ryan Dempster
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Orioles are in a perfect spot heading into 2013 season
Let's agree that the Orioles are saying all the right things as they get ready for Tuesday's season opener against the Tampa Bay Rays. They're saying last year's 93 wins were no fluke. They're saying they're hungrier than ever after finishing second...Tags: Sports, R.A. Dickey, Buck Showalter, New York Yankees, Nate McLouth
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Orioles news and notes (Johnson, Hammel, Saunders and Hot Stove in York)
How much is a good closer worth? Well, the Orioles believe $6.5 million. That’s what Jim Johnson will receive for 2013 after notching a league-leading and franchise best 51 saves last year. Who knows if the 29-year-old Johnson will be able to...
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Chris Davis says he'll prepare to 'play 162 games at first' for Orioles
The Baltimore SunGoing into the offseason, Chris Davis hoped next year would bring another opportunity to be the Orioles' everyday first baseman — along with a chance at redemption. Despite having his best season at the plate — Davis set career highs in...Tags: Sports, Nick Markakis, J.J. Hardy, Spring Training, Mark Reynolds
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Red Sox get All-Star closer Hanrahan from Pirates
AP Sports WriterBOSTON (AP) — If Joel Hanrahan can do for the Boston Red Sox what he did against them, they should be very happy with their new closer. In the first of his two All-Star seasons, the right-hander posted back-to-back saves for the Pittsburgh...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Joel Hanrahan, Ryan Dempster, Carl Crawford, Shane Victorino
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Half-Baked Jake Rocks The Vote, Hall And Heisman
The Hartford CourantHalf-baked Jake is back in all his half-bakedness … News: The steroid-dripping Baseball Hall of Fame ballots are distributed. Views: After leaving the box unchecked twice, I'm voting for Killingworth's Jeff Bagwell. My fuller view of one of the...Tags: New York Mets, Manny Pacquiao, New York Yankees, Maryland Terrapins, The Pennsylvania State University
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Scoreboard -- Dec. 6, 2012
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With little movement, Orioles' Duquette happy with progress at winter meetings
The annual winter meetings usually contain more style than substance, hyped in the days leading up to the event and ultimately ending with most teams making few moves. While the Orioles spent this week in the Gaylord Opryland Hotel at the root of many...
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Orioles have some interest in bringing back reliever Koji Uehara
The Baltimore SunDespite it being the club’s primary strength last season, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette has not ruled out the possibility of improving his bullpen – and one consideration is a reunion with popular former Oriole right-hander...Tags: Tommy Hunter, Sports, Kameron Loe, Texas Rangers, Chris Davis
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