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Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂 大輔, Matsuzaka Daisuke, [matsɯꜜzaka daꜜisɯ̥ke]; born September 13, 1980) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, who pitched professionally for 23 seasons, 16 of them in NPB, 7 in MLB.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka (born September 13, 1980, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who became a star player in both Japan and the United States. In 2007, his first season of Major League Baseball (MLB), he helped the Boston Red Sox win a World Series championship.
Dec 4, 2021 · The former Red Sox and Mets pitcher ended his professional baseball career in Japan with a surprise visit from Ichiro Suzuki. Matsuzaka, who underwent cervical spine surgery in 2020, thanked fans and said he was happy to see Ichiro-san at the end.
Jul 7, 2021 · Seibu Lions pitcher and seven-time Golden Glove winner Daisuke Matsuzaka will retire after this season, ending a 23-year playing career that included an eight-year stint in the major leagues, the Pacific League team said Wednesday.
Daisuke Matsuzaka graduated in 1998 from Yokohama High School…Finished 1998 unbeaten with a then-Japan high school record 208 strikeouts...Led Yokohama to the championship of the 1998 Koshien National High School Tournament…Defeated traditional powerhouse P.L. Gakuen in the quarterfinals with a 17-inning, 250-pitch complete-game effort ...
Now 40 years old and struggling with injuries Matsuzaka, namesake of the "Matsuzaka Generation" and one of the faces of an era in Japanese baseball, is hanging up his cleats. The veteran Seibu ...
