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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 7, 2016
Uehara parting ways with Red Sox
Free agent reliever Koji Uehara's agent said Tuesday the 41-year-old pitcher can expect a strong market for his services after the Boston Red Sox handed his job to someone else.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 18, 2016
Long-suffering Cubs fans will find no sympathy here
Sob . . . sob . . .
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 12, 2016
Red Sox face tough decision with Uehara
The Boston Red Sox sound convinced that 41-year-old Koji Uehara can pitch, but the question is how they go about keeping the free agent right-handed reliever.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 24, 2016
Uehara has first bullpen session since injury
Boston Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara threw 33 pitches on Tuesday as he underwent his first bullpen session since being placed on the disabled list for a right pectoral muscle strain.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2016
Red Sox reliever Uehara leaves mound with muscle pain
Boston Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara left the mound due to muscle pain on Tuesday, when he retired one batter in the ninth in a 4-0 win over the San Francisco Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 18, 2016
Former Red Sox reliever Okajima retires
Former Boston reliever Hideki Okajima called it a career on Monday and will throw out the ceremonial opening pitch for the Red Sox against the New York Yankees on Aug. 11.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jul 12, 2016
Time for the analytics crowd to take a chill pill and get a grip on reality
TSSSSSSSUP!
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 9, 2016
Boston reliever Tazawa sidelined with shoulder pain
Boston Red Sox right-hander Junichi Tazawa is out indefinitely after complaining of right shoulder discomfort, the team said Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2016
Gomes expands horizons with Japan move
Yomiuri Giants reliever Tetsuya Yamaguchi, for some reason, thought he could get away with a first-pitch, 128-kph slider over the outside of the plate against Jonny Gomes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 4, 2016
Lucchino says MLB not an easy move for Japanese players
Larry Lucchino is very comfortable in Japan and it's no wonder why. Lucchino presided over one of the most successful periods in the history of the Boston Red Sox franchise, as the team's president and CEO from 2002-2015, and many of the Japanese players he helped bring on board played a role during those years.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 21, 2016
Tazawa signs new deal with Red Sox
Right-hander Junichi Tazawa re-signed with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday on a one-year $3.375 million deal after avoiding arbitration.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 16, 2016
Tazawa, Red Sox can't agree on deal
Japanese right-hander Junichi Tazawa and the Boston Red Sox have failed to reach an agreement on a salary for next season after the two sides exchanged arbitration figures on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 9, 2015
Maeda in spotlight as MLB teams mull options
With the haggling for posted Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda set to start, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday at the baseball winter meetings that the two-time Sawamura Award winner was an intriguing option for big league clubs.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 18, 2015
Uehara won't pitch again this season
Koji Uehara is officially out for the season after being told by the Boston Red Sox on Monday that he would not be pitching this year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 5, 2015
Tanaka beats Red Sox for eighth win
Masahiro Tanaka allowed three runs in six-plus innings to earn his eighth win, and the New York Yankees turned the game into a rout after he left, beating the Boston Red Sox 13-3 on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jun 30, 2015
Emulating 'Evil Empire' lands Red Sox in last place
Awhile back, Boston Red Sox president Larry Lucchino famously referred to the arch rival New York Yankees as "The Evil Empire."
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2015
Red Sox to retire Pedro's No. 45
The Boston Red Sox will retire Pedro Martinez's No. 45 to honor the Hall of Famer's career with the team.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 20, 2015
Tazawa preparing for seventh MLB season
A day after arriving at the Boston Red Sox spring training facility for the start of his seventh pro season, Junichi Tazawa happily played catch with fellow Japanese right-hander Koji Uehara on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2015
Buried Bostonians get Red Sox Ttckets for clearing hydrants
The Boston Red Sox are offering free tickets to fans who help the city deal with its near-record snow.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 17, 2015
Uehara plagued by back pain: report
Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara was experiencing lower back pain last August, the Boston Herald reported Monday on its website.

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