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Matsuzaka was born on September 13, 1980, in Koto Ward, [9] He was named after Japanese high school star pitcher Daisuke Araki. [10] Growing up in Koto, Tokyo, he studied kendo from the age of five to nine and began playing organized baseball when he was in third grade.
The Matsuzaka Generation (松坂世代, Matsuzaka Sedai) is a term used to collectively describe the (usually Japanese) baseball players that belong to former Chunichi Dragons and Saitama Seibu Lions starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka's age group. [1]
Former Red Sox star, and current New York Mets journeyman, pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka rose to national fame after a 250-pitch, 17-inning effort in 1988 – the day after tossing a 148-pitch ...
Daisuke Matsuzaka: Familiar with the gyroball, Matsuzaka has stated that he can throw the gyroball, however cannot do so on a consistent basis.A careful computer analysis of Matsuzaka's pitches for the Boston Red Sox for the first half of the 2007 season by Dan Fox of Baseball Prospectus suggests that while Matsuzaka commands a dazzling array of pitches, the gyroball is more myth than reality.
The Red Sox have historically done very well with Japanese pitchers with athletes like Daisuke Matsuzaka, Koji Uehara, and Junichi Tazawa, each experiencing success at Fenway.
In 2006, the Boston Red Sox paid a king’s ransom for the right to sign Daisuke Matsuzaka, a superstar in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. He hasn’t pitched in the majors since ...
Daisuke Matsuzaka started very shakily, not able to control his curveball as he gave up two runs, including a Mark Ellis home run in the first inning and issuing five walks through his five innings. However, he settled down to retire the last seven batters he faced.
A total of 71 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, twelve are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
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