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  • Cubs free agent target: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
    • Cubs free agent target: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
    Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images He’s said to be the best NPB pitcher ever to come to MLB. Until recently, the Cubs have not had much luck with signing players from Nippon Pro Baseball (NPB) in Japan. Kosuke Fukudome was (mostly) a bust. Kyuji Fujikawa and Koji Uehara, forgettable relievers. The Cubs did get some good performance from Yu Darvish, but he was a known quantity in MLB before ...2023
  • Daisuke Matsuzaka surprised by Ichiro during retirement ceremony
    • Daisuke Matsuzaka surprised by Ichiro during retirement ceremony
    2021
  • Matsuzaka 'content' to retire, surprised by Ichiro
    • Matsuzaka 'content' to retire, surprised by Ichiro
    Daisuke Matsuzaka, saying he was "content" to end his 23-year professional baseball, was surprised by an appearance from Ichiro Suzuki during his retirement ceremony....2021
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  • • Daisuke Matsuzaka To Retire After 2021 NPB Season
    Veteran right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will retire following the 2021 season, as per an announcement from the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (hat tip to The Kyodo News).  The 40-year-old last pitched during the 2019 NPB season and hasn’t since been able to get back onto the mound after undergoing cervical spine surgery last…...2021
  • • NPB/KBO Notes: Dice-K, Mengden, Almonte, Yoon
    Daisuke Matsuzaka is still going. The 40-year-old righty signed a one-year deal with the Seibu Lions in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball earlier this week, according to the Japan Times, rejoining the club for which he starred from 1999-2006. Matsuzaka was with the Lions in 2020 as well, although he spent the year rehabbing from back…...2020
  • • Ex-MLBer Matsuzaka hurt when fan yanks arm
    Daisuke Matsuzaka has dealt with numerous arm injuries during his career as a pitcher in Major League Baseball and Japan but none quite like this....2019

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Daisuke Matsuzaka injury and suspension

  • • Cubs free agent target: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
    2023
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  • • Daisuke Matsuzaka To Retire After 2021 NPB Season
    2021
  • • Ex-MLBer Matsuzaka hurt when fan yanks arm
    2019
  • • Masahiro Tanaka's Opening Day Flop Is Instant Reality Check for 2015 Yankees
    2015
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  • • 2015 Yankees Could Be Perfect Fit for 6-Man Rotation Experiment
    2015
  • • Daisuke Matsuzaka Signs Contract with Pacific League's Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
    2014
  • • Dice-K Matsuzaka headed back to Japan
    According to the Japan Times, Daisuke Matsuzaka is returning to Japan after playing six seasons with the Red Sox and the past two seasons with the Mets. He’s agreed to a contract with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, who are the reigning Japanese League champions. Matsuzaka left Japan in 2007 to sign a $51 million contract with the Red Sox and had immediate success, but he has since had trouble. Starti...2014
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  • • Edgin, Dice-K staying in NY to have elbows checked
    The Mets headed to Miami following their 6-5 win over the Phillies on Sunday. Left-hander Josh Edgin and right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka did not. Both relievers are staying in New York to have their problematic elbows examined by doctors....2014
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Timeline

  • 2023
    "Daisuke Matsuzaka was supposed to be dominant, but after his first two years he wasn’t very good."

  • 2021
    "Veteran right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will retire following the 2021 season, as per an announcement from the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (hat tip to The Kyodo News)."

  • 2020
    "Daisuke Matsuzaka is still going."

  • 2019
    "Daisuke Matsuzaka has dealt with numerous arm injuries during his career as a pitcher in Major League Baseball and Japan but none quite like this."

  • 2016
    "Nine offseasons ago, the Red Sox and Yankees combined to invest nearly $150 million in Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kei Igawa -- a pair of pitchers from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball."

  • 2015
    "And as Edwin Encarnacion made clear, that's where Tanaka's diminished velocity could really hurt him: In all, here's how Tanaka's debut can be summed up: After looking like a rare pitcher with both command and power stuff in 2014, he spent Monday looking more like a Daisuke Matsuzaka-esque nibbler."

  • 2014
    "Daisuke Matsuzaka has signed a contract with the Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League after eight years in Major League Baseball."

Daisuke Matsuzaka trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Cubs free agent target: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
    2023
  • • Japanese Star Kenta Maeda's Posting Adds Another Possible Ace to MLB Free Agency
    2015
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    2015
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    2015
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  • • Red Sox Continue to Make Splash Signing Highly Touted Cuban IF Yoan Moncada
    2015
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    2015
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  • • 8 years, 56 wins later, Dice-K back to Japan
    2014
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  • • Daisuke Matsuzaka signs with Softbank Hawks of Japanese Pacific League
    2014
  • • Daisuke Matsuzaka Signs Contract with Pacific League's Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
    2014
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  • • Dice-K Matsuzaka headed back to Japan
    2014
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Daisuke Matsuzaka stats and results

  • • David Price's Monster $217M Deal Is Great Move for Red Sox, No Matter the Cost
    2015
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    2015
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  • • Masahiro Tanaka's Opening Day Flop Is Instant Reality Check for 2015 Yankees
    2015
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  • • 2015 season preview: New York Mets
    The Mets moved decisively early in the offseason, adding a much-needed bat to the outfield in Michael Cuddyer. Unfortunately, general manager Sandy Alderson did little else, as it quickly became once again clear that team ownership wasn’t going to significantly increase payroll. Dreams of trading for a franchise shortstop kept fans warm throughout the winter, but the front office chose instead to ...2015
  • • Red Sox Continue to Make Splash Signing Highly Touted Cuban IF Yoan Moncada
    2015
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Daisuke Matsuzaka parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

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    2015
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Top Daisuke Matsuzaka news

  • • History suggests Maeda will be a good value
    2016
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  • • History suggests Maeda will be a good value
    2016
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  • • Masahiro Tanaka's Opening Day Flop Is Instant Reality Check for 2015 Yankees
    2015
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  • • David Price's Monster $217M Deal Is Great Move for Red Sox, No Matter the Cost
    2015
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  • • 8 years, 56 wins later, Dice-K back to Japan
    2014
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  • • Dice-K begins comeback bid, makes first start in Japan
    Daisuke Matsuzaka is making a comeback.   The former Boston Red Sox pitcher made his first start Wednesday with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan’s Pacific League. Matsuzaka had two strikeouts, two walks and allowed four hits on 57 pitches over three scoreless innings in the team’s 3-0 win over the Hanshin Tigers. “It’s been a long time since I pitched (in Japan), and I was really wondering how ...2015
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  • • Daisuke Matsuzaka To Retire After 2021 NPB Season
    2021
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  • • Dice-K return in Japan starts in familiar place
    Daisuke Matsuzaka made the first start of his comeback in Japan on Wednesday, returning to the scene of one of his most memorable pitching performances....2015

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Daisuke Matsuzaka fantasy rankings and news

  • • Masahiro Tanaka's Opening Day Flop Is Instant Reality Check for 2015 Yankees
    2015
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  • • What Is the Success Rate Reality of Big-Name International Free Agents?
    2015
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  • • 2015 Yankees Could Be Perfect Fit for 6-Man Rotation Experiment
    2015
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Daisuke Matsuzaka schedule, game

  • • Japanese Star Kenta Maeda's Posting Adds Another Possible Ace to MLB Free Agency
    2015
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  • • David Price's Monster $217M Deal Is Great Move for Red Sox, No Matter the Cost
    2015
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  • • Why the Boston Red Sox Won't Match the Hype in 2015, Will Miss the Playoffs
    2015
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  • • Red Sox Continue to Make Splash Signing Highly Touted Cuban IF Yoan Moncada
    2015
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  • • What Is the Success Rate Reality of Big-Name International Free Agents?
    2015
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  • • 2015 Yankees Could Be Perfect Fit for 6-Man Rotation Experiment
    2015
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Daisuke Matsuzaka rumors, scandals

  • • Masahiro Tanaka's Opening Day Flop Is Instant Reality Check for 2015 Yankees
    2015
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