4 7 ▁inn ings , ▁and ▁ 7 ▁saves ▁after ▁sp ending ▁some ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁disabled ▁list ▁with ▁a ▁p ector al ▁stra in . ▁His ▁team ▁would ▁make ▁the ▁post season ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁championship ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁AL DS , ▁U eh ara ▁pitch ed ▁ 2 ▁games ▁without ▁allowing ▁a ▁run ▁in ▁ 2 ▁inn ings ▁but ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁got ▁swe pt ▁by ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁in ▁ 3 ▁games . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁U eh ara ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁for ▁$ 6   mill ion . ▁ ▁Second ▁st int ▁with ▁Y omi uri ▁Gi ants ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁U eh ara ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Y omi uri ▁Gi ants , ▁returning ▁to ▁Japan ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁. ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁U eh ara ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁pitch er ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁have ▁ 1 0 0 ▁wins , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁holds , ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁saves ▁combined ▁between ▁N P B ▁and ▁ML B . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁re - signed