ESPN.com · Dec 14, 2016
Source: Uehara, Cubs agree to 1-year/$6M deal
Free agent reliever Koji Uehara has agreed to terms on a 1-year/$6M deal with the Chicago Cubs, a source told ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
Uehara, who will turn 42 in April, was the fourth-oldest player to throw a pitch in the big leagues in 2016 after Bartolo Colon, Joe Nathan and R.A. Dickey. He has pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (2009-11), the Texas Rangers (2011-12) and the Boston Red Sox (2013-16).
In 2016, he made 50 appearances and posted a 3.45 ERA. He also recorded 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings, his highest total since 2013 when he finished seventh in the Cy Young Award voting and threw the clinching pitch of the World Series for the Red Sox.