Tag: Koji Uehara

The Boston Red Sox, demonstrating confidence that Koji Uehara’s late-season woes were an aberration and not a harbinger of imminent decline, signed the 39-year-old closer to a two-year, $18 million

Major League Baseball’s World Series will kick off Wednesday morning Japan time at the Kauffman Stadium in Missouri, with Norichika Aoki of the Kansas City Royals slated to become the 12th Japanese

BOSTON — Red Sox closer Koji Uehara was added to the American League All-Star team on Wednesday, replacing New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka, who was placed on

BOSTON — Koji Uehara might be a perfectionist, albeit one with a light sense of humor. He had one of those dominating ninth innings again, one where he

Boston Red Sox stopper Koji Uehara used some strong pitching on Wednesday to close things out for his second save of the season. David Ortiz had just put

Red Sox closer Koji Uehara, who set the record for the lowest WHIP in baseball history while also becoming the first pitcher ever with at least 100 strikeouts

It had been a while since the Red Sox had clinched the World Series at Fenway Park — 95 years, in fact — but John Farrell‘s group changed

The 2013 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox has featured some wacky endings, and that trend continued in Game 4 as Cards rookie

BOSTON — It’s said in the baseball world that a pitcher who throws two out of three pitches for strikes is among the cream of the crop when

The last time Koji Uehara was featured here at this time of year, it was 2011, and it was because he was a roster casualty. Uehara is the ultimate

Will Koji Uehara Maintain Insane Dominance Under Postseason Pressure? Hi-res-181395785-koji-uehara-of-the-boston-red-sox-throws-in-the-8th_crop_north Jim Rogash/Getty Images Chances are 38-year-old middle relievers don’t usually become stars overnight, but due to injuries in

BOSTON (CBS) – Since early July, Koji Uehara had been unhittable. Some even started to question if he was actually a human, or some machine sent from the

BOSTON — Fourteen years later, there was no need for a young pitchers tears in Japan. Nippon Professional Baseball has evolved since Red Sox closer Koji Uehara‘s rookie

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The greatest season ever by a Red Sox closer became even more memorable Wednesday night. By tossing another scoreless ninth inning in a tie

You probably saw the news the other day about Koji Uehara. If not, here is CBSSports.com’s Mike Axisa: Twenty-seven up, 27 down. That’s what Red Sox closer Koji

When John Farrell was asked about Koji Uehara, two sentences from the manager offered the highest compliment a closer might receive. Red Sox closer Koji Uehara has pitched

The Baltimore Orioles’ improbable ride continued on Friday when they hammered the two-time defending American League (AL) champion Texas Rangers 5-1 in the first ever one-game AL wildcard