ck ▁up ▁a ▁dis mal ▁ 3 3 . 7 5 ▁E RA ▁before ▁being ▁left ▁off ▁the ▁ro ster ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁in effect iveness . ▁He ▁would ▁finish ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 - 3 ▁record , ▁ 2 . 3 5 ▁E RA , ▁and ▁ 8 5 ▁strike outs ▁in ▁ 6 5 ▁inn ings ▁after ▁pitch ing ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 ▁different ▁teams . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁U eh ara ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁R angers ▁after ▁his ▁option ▁v ested . ▁He ▁would ▁re bound ▁with ▁a ▁successful ▁campaign ▁by ▁keeping ▁his ▁E RA ▁down ▁to ▁ 1 . 7 5 . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁ 3 7 ▁games ▁with ▁ 3 6 ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed , ▁ 4 3 ▁strike outs , ▁and ▁only ▁ 3 ▁wal ks ▁after ▁sp ending ▁some ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁disabled ▁list ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁stra ined ▁later al ▁mus cle . ▁ ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁U eh ara ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x . ▁U eh ara ▁transition ed ▁his ▁role ▁from ▁setup ▁man ▁to ▁closer ▁after ▁season - ending ▁inj uries ▁to ▁Andrew ▁Ba iley ▁and ▁Jo el ▁Han ra han . ▁ ▁U eh ara ' s ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dominant ▁by ▁any