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Star pitcher Koji Uehara retires after long career in MLB, NPB - The Japan Times
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SoxProspects News: 2010 Draft Retrospective: The picks
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Red Sox Bullpen Makes Difference, Beating Blue Jays 8-7
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John Lackey's revival mirrors that of the Red Sox, World Series
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SoxProspects News: 2010 Draft Retrospective: The picks
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Uehara a master of the end-game for Red Sox
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2013 Baseball History - This Great Game
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Let's not forget how important Koji Uehara was to Red Sox - The Boston Globe
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Koji Uehara - Wikipedia
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MLB Winter Meetings Daily -- Trade and free-agency buzz - ESPN
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Uehara picks off Wong for final out
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Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara an unlikely saviour
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MLB Power Rankings: Are the Yankees, Red Sox or Giants on Top?, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Boston Red Sox reliever Hirokazu Sawamura used 'Sandstorm' as entrance song in Japan after watching Koji Uehara pitch in 2013 World Series
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Red Sox Memories: The remarkable 2013 Red Sox season of Koji Uehara