According to a baseball source, the Red Sox have agreed to a one-year contract with relief pitcher Koji Uehara. The Dallas Morning News was first to report the agreement. (For Uehara's career statistics, click here.) [1]
The 37-year-old Uehara spent 2012 with the Rangers, finishing with a 1.75 ERA in 37 games. He struck out 43 while walking just three, managing a 32.5 percent ground ball rate.
Uehara broke into the major leagues at 34-years-old with the Orioles, pitching with Baltimore until he was dealt just before the non-waiver trade deadline in 2011. The righty played on a one-year, $4 million deal in '12.
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Links:
[1] http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/ueharko01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com
[2] http://weei.com/redsox
[3] http://www.weei.com/category/boston/red-sox