ESPN.com · Mar 17, 2016
Red Sox's Koji Uehara roughed up while experimenting with new pitch
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The way Koji Uehara sees it, it's never too late to learn a new pitch.
Uehara will turn 41 in less than three weeks, making him the third-youngest pitcher in the majors. But the Boston Red Sox reliever has decided now would be a good time to incorporate a cutter into his fastball-splitter repertoire.
Needless to say, the cutter needs some work.
Koji Uehara gave up four runs and four hits in 2/3 of an inning against the Twins.Uehara threw primarily cutters Wednesday night and got knocked around by the Minnesota Twins. He faced seven batters, allowed four hits and one walk, and didn't make it out of the fifth inning of a 9-4 loss at Hammond Stadium.
