Japanese Baseball Dec 5, 2021
Ichiro Suzuki surprises at Daisuke Matsuzaka's retirement ceremony
The pair squared off in Japan for two seasons, and then again in the majors after Matsuzaka joined the Boston Red Sox in 2007.
Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Oct 24, 2021
Retiring greats get deserved curtain calls as NPB season wraps up
by Jason Coskrey
The tradition of giving Japanese veterans hanging up their gloves one last chance to stand in front of a cheering crowd is one that should be cherished.
Japanese Baseball Oct 20, 2021
Daisuke Matsuzaka walks away from baseball with love for game
In his final appearance before retiring, "Dice-K" took to the mound wearing No. 18, the "ace number" he wore in 1999 when he turned pro straight out of Yokohama High School.
Baseball Jul 7, 2021
Lions veteran Daisuke Matsuzaka to retire following injury struggles
by Jason Coskrey
The 40-year-old right-hander, whose name is synonymous with an entire generation of Japanese players, has 114 career wins in NPB and another 56 in the major leagues.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 22, 2020
Veteran Daisuke Matsuzaka signs new one-year deal with Lions
Former big-leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka has signed a new one-year deal with the Saitama Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club said Monday. The 40-year-old right-hander rejoined the Lions last December after 14 years away, but he did not pitch for their first team this season after ...
Japanese Baseball Jul 12, 2020
Saitama Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka underwent cervical spine surgery at a hospital in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 5, the Pacific League club said Sunday. According to the team, Matsuzaka had been experiencing greater degrees of neck pain and numbness in his right hand since ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB NOTEBOOK Dec 8, 2019
Handful of players from 'Matsuzaka Generation' still holding on
by Jason Coskrey
Daisuke Matsuzaka returned home on Wednesday, solidifying a deal to spend his 20th season in pro baseball with the Saitama Seibu Lions, the club he spent Year 1 with back in 1999. While the reunion angle is nice and all, Matsuzaka's signing is also a ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 3, 2019
The Seibu Lions said Tuesday they have reached an agreement with former major leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is rejoining the Pacific League club after a 14-year hiatus. The 39-year-old right-hander was the Lions' ace from 1999 to 2006 before leaving Japan to pitch in the ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 9, 2019
Daisuke Matsuzaka, who left the Seibu Lions to pitch in the majors 13 years ago, is in line to rejoin the Pacific League club, a source said on Saturday. The 39-year-old Matsuzaka, who was named the NPB Comeback Player of the Year in 2018, pitched ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 4, 2019
The Chunichi Dragons are parting ways with former major leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka, who has been given an opportunity to sign with another team for next season as he works his way back from a right shoulder injury. On Friday, Dragons president Hiroyuki Kato told reporters ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 27, 2019
Daisuke Matsuzaka was yanked after throwing just 32 pitches, during which the former major leaguer allowed eight runs on eight hits and a hit batsman in the Chunichi Dragons' 12-3 Central League loss to the DeNA BayStars on Saturday. Matsuzaka was making just his second ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Feb 17, 2019
Daisuke Matsuzaka takes leave from Dragons to treat shoulder injury
Chunichi Dragons pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka took leave from his Central League club on Sunday in order to treat a right shoulder injury sustained when an overzealous fan pulled his arm last week. Matsuzaka departed the Dragon's preseason camp in Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture last Thursday, and ...