From security guard to security blanket, the journey of Koji Uehara
It is a story, indeed, that anyone can embrace: the story of the boy from Japan who wanted to be a schoolteacher and instead became a hero in Red Sox Nation.

It is a story, indeed, that anyone can embrace: the story of the boy from Japan who wanted to be a schoolteacher and instead became a hero in Red Sox Nation.
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ALBERT CHEN
Albert Chen is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated and SI.com. He has covered baseball, the NFL and college football.