Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will tie the knot with Nippon Television Network announcer Tomoyo Shibata, the couple announced Friday.

Matsuzaka, 24, and Shibata, 29, began dating after the two met through the network's sports coverage in 1999, when the popular right-hander was in his rookie year in professional baseball. No date has been set for the wedding yet.