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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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Orioles notes: Jackson, Uehara
Fox Sports has reported that free-agent right-hander Edwin Jackson has multiple three-year offers available.
Not sure if the Orioles are one of the teams that have made an offer, but it would make sense if they were. The Orioles like Jackson and would...Tags: Cole Hamels, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox
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Orioles reliever Kevin Gregg hopes for turnaround season in 2012
Orioles reliever Kevin Gregg has been a major league closer long enough to know the formula for long-term, late-inning success.
The key ingredient: a short memory.
This time last year, Gregg was coming off arguably his best major league season,...Tags: Francisco Cordero, Buck Showalter, Jim Johnson, Spring Training, Baltimore Orioles
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Trade demands currently too high for Orioles
The Baltimore SunWhile the Orioles have been in trade talks with the Cardinals and Rangers in continuing efforts to upgrade their pitching, discussions seem to have stalled. In both cases, their trade partners' demands are, at this point, too steep for the Orioles,...Tags: Roy Oswalt, Spring Training, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, Baseball
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It looks like O's are ready to make some moves
The Baltimore SunSo apparently Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette is a pretty popular guy these days. Over the weekend, several rumors gained steam that the Orioles were willing trade partners in at least two possible deals. From the...Tags: Roy Oswalt, Alexi Ogando, Baltimore Orioles, Joe Nathan, Texas Rangers
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Which Orioles prospects could be trade bait? Not a lot of options
I’ve gotten several emails in the past few days about the Orioles and their trade possibilities.
I've been asked why they haven't made a deal already for St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle McClellan or the Texas Rangers' Koji Uehara or another fill-...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Dylan Bundy, St. Louis Cardinals, Baseball, Texas Rangers
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Quick thoughts on international signings
With news that the Orioles have agreed to terms with Japanese lefty Tsuyoshi Wada, that they are pursuing Taiwanese lefty Chen Wei-Yin and that they attempted but failed to sign Korean Chong Tae-Hyon, it’s obvious the club’s international...Tags: Japan
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Some Orioles notes (Wada, Darvish, Dice-K, Scott)
The Orioles announced shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday that they had signed 30-year-old Japanese left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada. An introductory conference will be held at Camden Yards at 4 p.m. on Thursday.
It won’t be as big of a deal as when the...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Luke Scott, Baseball
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New Orioles pitcher Wada begins transition from Japan
The Orioles' new starting pitcher, Tsuyoshi Wada, likely won't make his Camden Yards debut until the first full week of April, and it won't be known for several months how well he'll make the transition from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball to major...Tags: College Baseball, Jeremy Guthrie, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Texas Rangers
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Showalter talks about international buys
The Baltimore SunOrioles manager Buck Showalter will not confirm that the club has agreed to terms with Japanese lefty Tsuyoshi Wada to a two-year, $8.15 million deal with a $5 million option for 2014. But, speaking in general terms, Showalter said he supports the...Tags: Bone Spur, Jake Arrieta, Buck Showalter, Jeremy Guthrie, Spring Training
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Orioles agree to terms with Japanese LHP Tsuyoshi Wada
The Baltimore SunThe Orioles have agreed to terms with Japanese lefty starter Tsuyoshi Wada, which reopens their pipeline to Japan, according to an industry source. He will sign a two-year, $8.15 million deal with a 2014 option worth $5 million, the source said. It is...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Jamie Moyer, Baseball, World Baseball Classic
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Orioles agree to terms with Japanese pitcher Wada
Two of Dan Duquette's primary goals when he took over as the Orioles' executive vice president last month were to immediately improve the club's starting rotation and strengthen its presence in the international marketplace.
He might have done both...Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Jeremy Guthrie, Dallas Braden, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles
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News, notes and random thoughts on the Orioles and winter meetings
Shortstop Jose Reyes, with that bizarre Miami Marlins hat, was just on the podium announcing his new six-year, $106 million deal with the Marlins. Reyes is a great player, but it is such a strange fit there since the Marlins’ top star is Hanley...Tags: Hanley Ramirez, Prince Fielder, Baltimore Orioles, Huston Street, Heath Bell
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