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Boston Red Sox sign closer Koji Uehara to two-year contract - ESPN
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Boston Red Sox's Hirokazu Sawamura 'honored' to wear Koji Uehara's No. 19, throws live BP in front of former closer at JetBlue Park
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Sox place Koji Uehara on the disabled list with a pectoral strain - NBC Sports
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Koji Uehara Downplays Free Agency: 'Every Year I Consider My Last Year'
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Uehara the last choice for Red Sox as closer - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Red Sox: Matt Barnes should reclaim the closer role for postseason
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Koji Uehara keeps timing it perfectly for Boston Red Sox - ESPN
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Let's appreciate Koji Uehara before he's terrible and no one wants him - Over the Monster
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Boston Red Sox: Is Joe Kelly the Closer of the Future?