▁Canada , ▁holding ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁Japan ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁Games . ▁U eh ara ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁World ▁Baseball ▁Classic . ▁ ▁Personal ▁U eh ara ▁is ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁former ▁ML B ▁pitch er ▁Roger ▁C lem ens ; ▁they ▁first ▁met ▁when ▁C lem ens ▁visited ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ML B ▁Japan ▁All - Star ▁Series . ▁ML B . com ▁featured ▁a ▁video ▁in ▁which ▁C lem ens ▁gave ▁U eh ara ▁a ▁signed , ▁game - used ▁glo ve . ▁ ▁U eh ara ▁married ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mi ho , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁During ▁his ▁ML B ▁career , ▁U eh ara ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁where ▁he ▁said ▁there ▁were ▁better ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁his ▁son , ▁Kaz uma . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Ko ji ▁U eh ara ▁official ▁site ▁ ▁Arm ch air GM ▁Profile ▁Page ▁for ▁Ko ji ▁U eh ara ▁Japanese ▁league ▁stats , ▁info , ▁and ▁links ▁for ▁Ko ji ▁U eh ara ▁by ▁Japanese B all Play ers . com ▁Baseball ▁Pro spect us ▁> ▁What ▁the ▁Internet ▁Can ▁Te ach ▁Us ▁About ▁Ko ji ▁U eh ara ▁N P B . com ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁League ▁All - St ars ▁Category : American ▁League