[外電] Koji Uehara Retires

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1. 新聞來源：

mlbtraderumors

2. 新聞標題：

Koji Uehara Retires

3. 新聞內容：

By Connor Byrne | May 20, 2019 at 12:00am CDT

Veteran reliever Koji Uehara has retired, Jim Allen of the Kyodo News
reports. The 44-year-old Uehara last pitched in the majors in 2017, after
which he returned to his native Japan to join the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon
Professional Baseball. It proved to be a full-circle move by Uehara, who
began and ended his career with Yomiuri.

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Uehara was often dominant as a starter for Yomiuri from 1999-2006 before
mostly working out of the Giants’ bullpen from 2007-08. The right-hander
then headed to the majors in 2009 when he signed a two-year, $10MM contract
with the Orioles, who initially deployed him as a starter.

Uehara transitioned to the Orioles’ bullpen in 2010 and began a lengthy run
as one of the majors’ most effective relievers. During a six-season,
324-inning span from 2010-15, Uehara’s pristine command helped him place
first among relievers in two key categories – BB/9 (1.19) and K/BB ratio
(9.56) – as well as seventh in ERA (2.08) and 19th in K/9 (11.42).

While Uehara’s major league excellence began with Baltimore, his tenure
there was short-lived. The club traded him to the Rangers in July 2011 for
reliever Tommy Hunter and a then-unproven slugger named Chris Davis, who
later became the highest-paid Oriole ever and remains with the franchise
today. Meanwhile, Texas clinched playoff berths in both of Uehara’s seasons
with the team and won the American League the year it acquired him, though it
wound up losing a classic seven-game World Series to the Cardinals.

Uehara returned to the World Series in 2013 with the Red Sox, who inked him
to a one-year, $4.25MM contract prior to the season. It’s safe to say that
deal ranks among the wisest the Red Sox have ever doled out, as it began a
fruitful four-year union between the sides. Uehara was never greater than
during his first year in Boston, where he logged 74 1/3 regular-season
innings of 1.09 ERA ball and 12.23 K/9 against 1.09 BB/9. That brilliance
carried into the playoffs, where Uehara earned ALCS MVP honors after
combining for six shutout innings in a six-game victory over the Tigers.
Uehara then totaled another 4 2/3 scoreless frames during the Red Sox’s
World Series triumph over the Cardinals, whom he closed out in Game 6.

Although Uehara was never part of another title-winning team, he remained a
quality reliever throughout his major league career – which concluded with a
one-year stint with the Cubs. Across Baltimore, Texas, Boston and Chicago,
the one-time All-Star produced 480 2/3 innings of 2.66 ERA ball with 10.7
K/9, 1.5 BB/9 and 95 saves, leading to upward of $50MM in earnings.

As great as Uehara was in the majors, he’s even more accomplished in his
homeland. Uehara registered a 3.02 ERA and a 112-67 record over 312
appearances and 205 starts with Yomiuri, where he earned a slew of personal
and team awards. MLBTR congratulates Uehara on two outstanding decades in pro
baseball and wishes him the best moving forward.

4. 新聞連結：

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/05/koji-uehara-retires.html

5. 備註：

(1) 44歲的老將上原浩治宣布退休，他生涯始末都穿著讀賣巨人的球衣，美職曾效力於金
鶯、遊騎兵、紅襪、小熊，生涯在美國通計薪水為$50.25MM。

(2) 上原浩治在1999-2006年期間是讀賣巨人的王牌先發、2007-08年期間轉任救援、2009
年挑戰美國大聯盟，與金鶯隊簽下$10MM/2YR，最初定位是先發投手，後來在2010年轉任後
援，便成為大聯盟主力後援投手之一。

(3) 上原浩治雖然從金鶯隊起步，但不久便被金鶯交易至遊騎兵換來Tommy Hunter跟Chris
Davis，之後遊騎兵在2011年奪得美聯冠軍，但在世界大賽鎩羽而歸。

(4) 上原浩治在2013年與紅襪隊簽下$4.25MM/1YR的合約，該年美聯冠軍賽面對老虎後援6
局9K 3SV無失分榮獲冠軍賽MVP，世界大賽面對紅雀4.2局繳出無失分內容，紅襪也奪得世
界大賽冠軍，並於次年入選明星賽。

(5) 上原浩治9年美國大聯盟通算成績：

   ERA     HLD     SV     SVO     IP     SO     HR     BB     FIP     WHIP

   2.66    81      95     113    480.2   572    60     78     2.85    0.890

(6) 上原浩治11年日本職棒通算成績：

    W - L   ERA     HLD    SV    IP     R     ER     SO     BB     WHIP

  112 - 67  3.03    23     33   1583.2  572   532    1400   211    1.008

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推 n61208: 原來上原大聯盟生涯救援比中繼多喔？
推 GIGAADSL: 5A哈拉 再見
推 a1wyzz: 也是低調的老妖怪
→ murmur38: 差五場100SV 可惜
推 bluewind18: 老妖怪 MLB成績比NPB還好
推 globekiller: 2.66 真的老妖怪
推 Toy17: 推熱血的上原大叔
推 KKyosuke: 不管是在美國還是日本的WHIP都低得可怕  BB/9極低
推 Parazicecum: 尤哈拉也退休了
推 tortoise2006: 感謝上原13年的貢獻
推 ronbaker: 好強
推 michishige: 淚推上原大叔
推 TrueTears: 推尤哈啦
推 HaiTurtle: 強
推 Roshiel: 13年超鬼神，季後賽讓老虎哭出來
推 ylrafale: 淚推
推 ck10200503: 大叔謝謝你
推 jorgesoler: https://i.imgur.com/Smp4yHy.jpg
→ jorgesoler: 他最後一季的最後幾場賽前熱身
推 jojo2147: 淚推，從巨人時代就追他到現在
推 hahabis: 感謝他13年幫紅襪拿下一座不可思議的冠軍
推 try107799: 13鬼神救援
推 bezlin: 防禦率和三振率 成績比日職還更好 很少見 適合mlb的投手
推 KAIS: 推超愛的Koji大叔 祝他有美好的退休生活~
→ KKyosuke: 三振率比日本好主要是先發跟救援腳色轉換的關係
→ KKyosuke: 這點看齋藤隆更明顯
推 barber: 永遠忘不了13年野草魂一夫當關的感動！敬禮！
推 andy880036s: 巔峰時期印象超深
推 vance1024: 回味一下上原經典影片XD http://0rz.tw/YRA9Y
推 henry40616: 推
推 mayzn: 2013年季後賽的安定感真的現在紅襪後援沒一個能比
推 MookieBetts: Koji 的擊掌和Victorino的捶胸
推 MookieBetts: 雖然只有一季，就像紅襪暫時有了Mariano Rivera
推 imgay5566: 再見 尤哈辣
推 o0kk0ogreen: 超猛的那年
推 colalight: 推
→ ChrisDavis: 在金鳥前半年超殺，結果交易來條子之後各種炸裂....
推 wangazi: 推雜草魂
推 nowistzki: 鋒哥奧運貓他那隻三分砲真是無憾了.....
→ Trippinglove: 紅襪那年真的很殺
推 ray41705: 雜草魂推推
推 ccf0423: 13年真神,那幾年紅襪交易來的closer沒有一個坐穩這位置的
推 megalink: 那年狀況好到指叉丟的隨心所欲，打者揮的時候球就掉地上
→ megalink: 打不到，不揮的時候球就掉到好球帶被拉掉
推 GP01: 13年紅襪整個季後賽上原威到爆,其他後援都很抖...
→ GP01: 上原因為雜草魂的關係,投手角色轉換也很成功
推 TokyoHard: 他今天引退有說,他想在MLB投,所以人家叫他去RP就RP啊
推 Unleashed: 感謝大叔的貢獻 雜草魂！
推 Grammy: 被鋒哥打全壘打
推 wwewcwwwf: 追他推特 賽季前就被下放2軍 他很難過後悔...
→ wwewcwwwf: 去年開季前傷沒全好 高橋季初幾場狂操 季中後就回不來
推 alpacaHong: 原來他回日本了
推 dragonfox: 推～
推 Martie: 從小看到大的一個接一個退了QQ
推 mygoing: 也算百勝百救援
推 wwf80048: 強
推 npbmlb: 上原選手，ありがとう