Koji Uehara is a professional baseball player born on April 3, 1975 in Neyagawa, Japan. He is best known for his role as the closer for the Boston Red Sox 2013 World Series Championship team. Prior to that, he played for the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $8 million (2024)
About
Closer for the Boston Red Sox 2013 World Series Championship team; previously played for the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers.
Before Fame
He was an 8-time Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star, and two-time Japan Series Champion during his 9-season run with the Yomiuri Giants.
Trivia
He set the record for best single season strikeout-to-walk ratio (8.74) in MLB history - with a minimum of 100 innings pitched - during the 2013 season.
Family Life
He had a son named Kazuma with his wife Miho.
Associated With
He and David Ortiz were two of Boston's brightest stars during their 2013 World Series run.