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Baltimore Orioles: Remembering The Legacy Of Koji Uehara

Happy Monday morning, Birdland! Will the Baltimore Orioles add another starting pitcher to bring into the mix this week or what about that veteran middle infielder general manager Mike Elias keeps talking about adding? Until more moves are made, let’s continue to look back at some moves that ended up having a big impact in Birdland.

It was on this day in 2009 in which the Baltimore Orioles signed a 33-year-old RHP named Koji Uehara to a two-year/$10 million (worth up to $16 million with incentives). After a 10-year career with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, which included a career ERA around 3.