The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks deactivated right-hander Shota Takeda on Friday due to shoulder inflammation, while announcing that Venezuelan setup man Robert Suarez has had Tommy John surgery. Takeda's deactivation comes three days after veteran lefty Tsuyoshi Wada was deactivated with stiffness in his elbow. The ...
Right-hander Shota Takeda was deactivated by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Friday due to concerns over his shoulder. The move comes three days after veteran lefty Tsuyoshi Wada was deactivated with stiffness in his elbow. The 24-year-old Takeda has not worked past the sixth inning ...
With his chances to pitch for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks this season not looking good, Daisuke Matsuzaka threw seven innings on Saturday in a 1-0 no-hitter over the Hiroshima Carp. Matsuzaka struck out six and walked two, while two more former big leaguers, Ryota Igarashi ...
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched his final game of 2016 in the maroon and yellow of the Gigantes de Carolina in the Puerto Rican winter league. Matsuzaka threw seven innings in that Dec. 29 start, giving up three hits and allowing his only run in the ...
Daisuke Matsuzaka showed what he came to Puerto Rico's winter league to do Wednesday, throwing seven strong innings in his final outing. The 36-year-old allowed a run on three hits and two walks, while striking out three for Gigantes de Carolina. His team lost 3-2 ...
Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed two runs in a Puerto Rican winter league start on Tuesday. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks right-hander, who is trying to rebuild his career in Japan, was pitching in his third game for Gigantes de Carolina. He allowed two runs on six hits ...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka joined the Gigantes de Carolina this week to play in Puerto Rico's winter league. The 36-year-old right-hander, who spent this past season coming back from shoulder surgery in August 2015, is scheduled to play in the winter league for ...
Fukuoka SoftBank pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has come to terms on a deal that will allow him to play in Puerto Rico's winter league, a Hawks source said Sunday. The 36-year-old right-hander, who spent this past season coming back from shoulder surgery in August 2015, will ...
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' Daisuke Matsuzaka is expected to play in the winter leagues in Puerto Rico, manager Kimiyasu Kudo said Monday. "I've been told it's Puerto Rico," Kudo said at Yafuoku Dome, where Matsuzaka and the Hawks began fall training. "He may be close ...
Daisuke Matsuzaka auditioned for a spot in the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' postseason but flubbed his lines in 7-0 loss to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Sunday. Pitching in a first-team game in Japan for the first time since 2006, the former major leaguer allowed ...
Daisuke Matsuzaka has been penciled in to pitch in the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' final game of the regular season on Sunday. "I've heard his condition is improving. I'd like to give him a chance of an inning or two (in relief)," Hawks skipper Kimiyasu Kudo ...
Daisuke Matsuzaka continued his road back to prime time on Saturday, when he allowed a run in five innings to record his first win at any level in Japan since 2006. Pitching for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' Western League club, Matsuzaka allowed two hits in ...
