Koji Uehara

Mike Scioscia denies Angels have interest in Rafael Betancourt

2011-07-30 16:34:03

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Several surprise candidates for All-Star teams

2013-06-15 13:42:00

Can a backup catcher be an All-Star? Absolutely, if Evan Gattis is the backup catcher in question. The Braves rookie lost his spot in the lineup when Brian McCann was activated from the disabled list, but he just keeps bashing the ball, most recently as...

Randy Galloway: Rangers' basic � you must win when Yu Darvish is pitching

2013-06-12 18:50:03

Yu Darvish, our favorite Japanese import, has already been a smash success this week. Both his bobblehead (made in China) and his Bobblehead Night (45,000-plus showed up at the ballpark on a Tuesday evening) were high-quality stuff. Not bad for a pitcher...

Failed double play dooms Rangers in walk-off loss to Red Sox

2013-06-06 21:20:04

BOSTON Try to forget about the ninth inning Thursday night and Jonny Gomes' screaming liner for a leadoff double, the intentional walk to Dustin Pedroia and the frozen rope David Ortiz hit for a game-winning homer. All of that came against Michael...

Patience paying off for Orioles slugger Chris Davis

2013-06-07 10:28:00

We are all aware of the kind of damage Chris Davis is capable of when a pitcher puts a pitch in the strike zone. Take Sunday’s 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers for example. With the Orioles trailing, 2-0, in the seventh inning, Tigers starter...

Which hitter, pitcher has been biggest surprise?

2013-06-02 17:40:00

O's Davis, D'backs' Corbin Peter Schmuck, Baltimore Sun It's hard to be objective here in Baltimore, where Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is having an otherworldly season to this point. He was the American League Player of the Month in April and...

Baseball rankings

2013-06-01 16:35:03

Last week's final rankings in parentheses Team 1 Cardinals (1) Cardinals' weakness finally exposed: five-hour rain delays 2 Braves (3) Upton mania cooling in Atlanta, although Kate still performing at peak level 3 Rangers (2) Adrian Belte hits better...

Brown, Phillies bomb Red Sox

2013-05-29 20:20:04

PHILADELPHIA Domonic Brown's right foot smacked first base as the ball he destroyed disappeared beyond the right-field wall at Citizens Bank Park. He spread his arms and whacked his hands together in one emphatic motion. The fans rose in the eighth inning...

David Murphy: Christmas in July: A Phillies shoppers guide

2013-05-21 20:50:04

A couple of weeks ago, we used this space to advocate the shopping of Ryan Howard to general managers searching for power. With Howard struggling and hurt, it would be surprising to see any team willing to part with any sort of talent even if the Phillies...

Minnesota Twins: Rain delay is the least of slumping team's problems

2013-05-20 00:54:03

For the couple of hundred diehard Twins fans that waited out Sunday's three-hour rain delay at Target Field, there could have been a sweet moment of redemption for their loyalty. Joe Mauer came to the plate in the eighth inning with two outs and the...

Swingin' in the rain

2013-05-20 00:00:00

For three hours yesterday, they idled in the visitors' clubhouse. Some ventured into the dugout to watch "The Sandlot" (in its entirety) on the video screen in left field, others played cards or grabbed a bite to eat. Mike Napoli even took a nap. But...

Bad pitching, hitting add up to bad homestand for Twins

2013-05-20 00:34:02

The best part of the game on Sunday -- perhaps the series and the entire homestand -- might have been the movie. The Twins planned to play the movie "The Sandlot" after Sunday's game against the Boston Red Sox, but it came in handy when rain began to...

Chris Davis, who was acquired along with right-hander Tommy Hunter at the trade deadline in 2011 in a deal with the Texas Rangers for right-hander Koji Uehara, led the Orioles in home runs (33) and RBIs (85) last season.

2013-04-02 12:13:00

The Red Sox worked to improve their bullpen this offseason, trading for right-hander Joel Hanrahan (above) and naming him their closer. (Hanrahan had 76 total saves over the past two seasons in Pittsburgh.

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Former Oriole Koji Uehara pitches in relief for the Red Sox in a Grapefruit League game at Ed Smith Stadium.

2013-02-27 00:00:00