BOSTON – The high-five turned 36 years old earlier this month, and it has not aged well. Whereas the high-five used to be the preferred celebratory gesture of athletes and cool people everywhere, it ...

In a particularly trying season, the Boston Red Sox found themselves stinging from Thursday's failure by closer Koji Uehara. With a chance to slap the New York Yankees with a loss and hurt their ...

BOSTON -- The book on Koji Uehara is out. With the equivalent of a full season as Red Sox closer under his belt, hitters know he plans to retire them with fastballs and splitters. And they know he’s ...

Red Sox closer Koji Uehara is unavailable Saturday against the Yankees, as he is dealing with stiffness in his right shoulder. He'll attempt to long toss Sunday before the Red Sox make a decision in ...

BALTIMORE, MD - JUNE 14: Pitcher Koji Uehara #19 of the Boston Red Sox works against the Baltimore Orioles, striking out the one batter he faced to end a bases-loaded scoring threat in the eighth ...

The Red Sox had a stud closer in Jonathan Papelbon for six full seasons, 2006-11. When he walked via free agency prior to the 2012 season, it would eventually be a blessing in disguise, though the Red ...

On Tuesday, Koji Uehara allowed a baserunner. Before that, he had retired 37 batters in a row, setting a Boston record and getting within a good week of the all-time record, 45, by Mark Buehrle.

The Red Sox, who used almost their entire pitching staff in Friday’s 19-inning marathon win against the Yankees, expect a fresh arm ready for action in Monday’s home opener. Welcome back, Koji Uehara.

BOSTON -- Given how the Boston Red Sox bullpen has labored for the past month, getting injured setup man Koji Uehara back by Labor Day would be a welcome development. It just might happen, too. Uehara ...

A translator isn’t needed to understand Koji Uehara’s humility. Just look at his clubhouse locker. A symbol of it hangs there before every game: his No. 19 jersey. At 19, Uehara found himself out of ...

Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara made history in 2013: Koji Uehara finishes year with lowest WHIP ever (min 40 IP): 0.565, beating Eck's 1989 record of 0.607 — Trent McCotter (@trentmccotter) ...