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Buzz: Mets Eyeing Uehara

by Regis Courtemanche on November 11th, 2008 at 11:25 am

According to NPB Tracker, the Mets are reportedly interested in Japanese RHP Koji Uehara as a reliever since declaring his intent to play in the United States.

Uehara, who has played for the Yomiuri Giants since 1999, has a career record of 104-57 with a 2.96 ERA.

Here is a video from YouTube of Uehara pitching in the World Baseball Classic:


Andrew Beaton at Hot Foot also points out a few other Japanese players the Mets should look in to.