Koji Uehara returned to Japan in a flurry of energy, splitters and high-fives.
If anyone was expecting the 42-year-old pitcher to dial anything back ¡ª no chance. Not on the mound, and not when it comes to dishing out vicious acts of celebration, as a few Yomiuri Giants players found out after Uehara left the mound.
¡°That¡¯s my style, I can¡¯t change it,¡± Uehara said after making his season debut with Yomiuri in an 8-4 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Saturday afternoon. ¡°But I don¡¯t want to hurt anybody with my high-fives,¡± he joked.
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