Bostonâs Other Japanese Pitcher
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Relying on his deceptive delivery and the overnight discovery of a split-changeup, Hideki Okajima has produced the lowest earned run average among qualifying major league relievers.
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Manager Terry Francona , who has not watched either of Daisuke Matsuzaka's bullpen sessions, acknowledged yesterday that the Japanese pitcher, who is accustomed to doing considerably more throwing than his American counterparts in spring training, will continue to do so here.
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BOSTON (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox signed  Japanese reliever Denny Tomori to a minor-league contract  Tuesday with an invitation to spring training.
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Though it might not bring them players directly, the alliance between the Red Sox and Chiba Lotte Marines, announced Tuesday night before a press conference yesterday afternoon, should give the Sox a chance to work with the Japanese team on scouting methods and information, as well as statistical analysis. The plan is to aid in the acquisition of talent from ...
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NEW YORK (Kyodo) New York Mets infielder Kazuo Matsui is being targeted for acquisition by the Boston Red Sox, according to media reports Sunday.
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Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein took a step toward bolstering his bullpen yesterday, introducing a veteran lefthanded reliever from Japan, Hideki Okajima, at Fenway Park.
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Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is set to make history as the most expensive Japanese player to enter Major League Baseball after the Boston Red Sox sealed a record-breaking deal worth a total $103.1 million.
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For a player whose first pitch in Major League Baseball was smashed out of the ballpark, Boston's Hideki Okajima has a lot to smile about.
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Though the Red Sox still don&#39;t know who they will be playing in the postseason, manager Terry Francona&#39;s pitching rotation is starting to come into focus.
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Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz swings his bat before Japanese media during a workout session at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004.
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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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BOSTON (Sports Network) - The World Series Champion Boston  Red Sox have signed relief pitcher Matt Mantei to a one-year  contract worth $750,000.
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Chris Carpenter and Roy Halladay were in top form Sunday. Daisuke Matsuzaka could hardly say the same. Boston's $103 million pitcher with the winning smile allowed homers to two non-roster players, struggled with his control and even threw away a potential double-play grounder in his home debut against a major league team.
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Photographers jammed the left-field line from home plate to third base. Daisuke Matsuzaka threw the first pitch of his first batting practice. Then he threw 43 more &#151; fastballs, curves, sliders and changeups. When the Japanese star was done, Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell gave him a positive review.
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TOKYO -- A great story line in Boston has now become a global phenomenon. There are no limits, apparently, to the legend of David Ortiz, half-Dominican, half-Godzilla, one monster Big Papi.
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Japanese pitcher Denny Tomori has agreed to a minor league contract with the World Series champion Boston Red Sox.
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Maybe he read the wrong scouting report, and mixed up his Japanese pitchers. Maybe Barry Bonds was looking for the gyroball instead of the fastball that the Giants' slugger took from Hideki Okajima for a third strike in the eighth inning yesterday afternoon, with a game there to be won for the visitors.