oles , ▁Texas ▁R angers , ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁and ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁( ML B ). ▁ ▁A ▁right - hand ed ▁pitch er , ▁U eh ara ▁has ▁an ▁ML B ▁career ▁strike out ▁rate ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 7 ▁K / 9 ▁inn ings ▁and ▁a ▁walk ▁rate ▁of ▁ 1 . 5 ▁BB / 9 ▁inn ings ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season . ▁Through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁his ▁career ▁ 7 . 3 3 ▁K / BB ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁ML B ▁history ▁for ▁a ▁player ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 0 ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed . ▁U eh ara ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁AL CS ▁M VP ▁Award , ▁and ▁closed ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁World ▁Series ▁against ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals . ▁With ▁his ▁World ▁Series ▁win , ▁U eh ara ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁six teen ▁players ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁. ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Am ateur ▁career ▁U eh ara ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Os aka ▁University ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Sport ▁Sciences . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁U eh ara ▁rejected ▁a ▁contract ▁worth ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁from ▁the ▁then - A na heim ▁Ang els ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁Y omi uri . ▁The ▁Ang els ▁had ▁expressed ▁their ▁continued ▁interest ▁in ▁U eh ara , ▁as ▁sc out ing ▁director ▁Edd ie ▁B ane