Matsuzaka will mix it up
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What you saw last night were coming attractions. Pitching coach John Farrell offered a primer on Daisuke Matsuzaka's repertoire, one that only was given partial exposure in his two-inning, 25-pitch performance at City of Palms Park.
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Regardless of whether he would be handing the ball to Daisuke Matsuzaka today or bidding him adieu until next season, Red Sox manager Terry Francona was persuaded that Matsuzaka was not permanently scarred by his Game 3 start against the Indians, in which the righthander lasted just 4 2/3 innings.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka threw another 50 pitches of live batting practice yesterday, including three to surprise visitor Manny Ram&#xED;rez .
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While manager Terry Francona has determined that a pat on the back will be a good start to his communication with Japanese pitchers Hideki Okajima and -- potentially -- Daisuke Matsuzaka, Curt Schilling has decided that a little more than that will be needed. So Schilling has commenced his studying.
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The news that Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki , frustrated by years of losing in Seattle, may explore free agency after the season has not been lost on Daisuke Matsuzaka .
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Don Mattingly has been making managerial moves with the New York Yankees for several seasons - in his head.
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Eight and a half years ago, Daisuke Matsuzaka established his legendary status in Japan with a feat of endurance that is still hard to fathom in the context of Major League Baseball.
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If todayâs doubleheader between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays is washed away for the second straight day, one can only wonder if
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BOSTON -- Daisuke Matsuzaka headed to Boston on Wednesday with Red Sox officials, a sign Boston had reached a preliminary contract agreement with the star pitcher.
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The Red Sox hope Hideki Okajima, their new reliever, can nullify left-handed hitters like the Yankeesâ Hideki Matsui, who was Okajimaâs teammate in Japan.
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Take a peek at some of the moves the pros are making.
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Left fielder Raul Ibanez had one of those so-that&#39;s-how-Ichiro-does-it experiences Wednesday night during one heck of a singles party.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka dines with his would-be Boston bosses and takes in a Los Angeles Lakers game, then heads back to Japan and leaves his agent to work out a deal.
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Manny Ramirez [stats, news]&#39; days as a Red Sox [stats, schedule] could be numbered. The Red Sox and Mets have been swapping ideas about how to pull off aneconomically-driven
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NEWPORT BEACH, California  - Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has done his homework for next month's spring training with his new Boston Red Sox teammates.
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All the heat and pressure are on them for a change now, and if they lose the next two games and this playoff series to Boston, we may witness two unique phenomena simultaneously: the reversal of an 84-year-old Curse and George Steinbrenner&#39;s head
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Hideo Nomo is getting another shot at pitching in America.