▁a ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁team ▁through ▁the ▁posting ▁system . ▁His ▁efforts ▁had ▁been ▁re buff ed ▁by ▁the ▁Y omi uri ▁Gi ants ' ▁front ▁office . ▁He ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁free ▁ag ency ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁( but ▁that ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁due ▁to ▁injury ). ▁He ▁became ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁free ▁ag ency ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁U eh ara ▁signed ▁a ▁two - year , ▁$ 1 0 ▁million ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁two ▁st arter ▁behind ▁Jer emy ▁Gut hr ie . ▁ ▁U eh ara ▁made ▁his ▁big ▁league ▁debut ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es . ▁U eh ara ▁earned ▁the ▁win , ▁going ▁five ▁inn ings ▁and ▁allowing ▁one ▁run . ▁His ▁second ▁out ing ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁win ▁against ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁U eh ara ▁would ▁be ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁would ▁finish ▁his ▁injury - pl ag ued ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁campaign ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 - 4 ▁record , ▁ 4 . 0 5 ▁E RA , ▁and ▁