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Red Sox Memories: A look at Japanese pitchers in franchise history

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 10: Koji Uehara #19 of the Boston Red Sox pitches in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians during game three of the American League Divison Series at Fenway Park on October 10, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

NPB pitchers who took the mound for the Boston Red Sox

Japan’s Hirokazu Sawamura may soon be a member of the Boston Red Sox. The former Yomiuri Giants pitcher is on the cusp of being 33-years-old when he steps to the mound once the season begins be it as a Red Sox reliever or elsewhere.