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DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 2, 2015
Matsuzaka sidelined with shoulder ailment
Daisuke Matsuzaka's comeback season in Japan is in jeopardy due to shoulder issues, an informed source said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 24, 2015
Why did Matsui pick Yankees over Giants?
Former Yomiuri Giants star Hideki Matsui made news earlier this month with his decision to take a job with the New York Yankees. The move was seen as a curious one here for several reasons.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 18, 2015
Matsuzaka diagnosed with influenza
Daisuke Matsuzaka's road back to stardom in Japan hit a bump on Wednesday, when the former big leaguer was diagnosed with influenza that may push back the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks right-hander's first regular season start.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2015
Hawks' Matsuzaka fined ¥180,000 after late arrival at practice
Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is pitching in Japan this season for the first time after eight years in the United States, will apparently be fined ¥180,000 (about $1,483) for being late to practice on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 4, 2015
Matsuzaka makes return to mound
Pitching in his first real game in Japan since the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka returned to the mound where he made his name on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 7, 2015
Dice-K could face rocky transition
Video of Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching in the bullpen on Thursday, posted online by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, revealed nothing spectacular or particularly revelatory. If anything, Matsuzaka resembled the pitcher he's always been.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2014
Hawks interested in signing Matsuzaka: Goto
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks acting owner Yoshimitsu Goto on Friday expressed interest in acquiring the services of free agent right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 22, 2014
Matsuzaka effective in third rehab start
New York Mets right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed two hits in five innings on Thursday in his third rehab appearance while on the disabled list due to inflammation in his pitching elbow.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 5, 2014
Matsuzaka has bullpen session
New York Mets right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka threw off the mound in a bullpen practice Monday for the first time since going on the 15-day disabled list with elbow inflammation.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 4, 2014
Tokyo: What's your favorite moment in Koshien high-school baseball?
Mark Buckton gets Tokyoites to wax nostalgic about the Koshien national high school baseball tournament.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 16, 2014
Illness forces Dice-K to leave after one inning
New York Mets right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka started against the San Diego Padres on Sunday but left in the first inning after falling ill with an upset stomach.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 12, 2014
Mets keeping Matsuzaka in starting rotation
New York Mets manager Terry Collins has indicated that he will add right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka to the rotation for the immediate future.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 11, 2014
Dice-K, Mets beat Brewers
Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed a run in six innings to earn his third win of the season as the New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 24, 2014
Matsuzaka helps preserve Mets' win, could be used to close
Daisuke Matsuzaka struck out the only batter he faced in the seventh inning as the New York Mets won 3-2 against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 30, 2014
Matsuzaka 'shocked' by minor league demotion
The New York Mets on Saturday reassigned Daisuke Matsuzaka to Triple-A Las Vegas, a move that shocked the veteran right-hander.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Mar 25, 2014
The buzz is gone, but Matsuzaka continues to battle on
Under a cloudless sky the color of his old powder-blue Seibu Lions uniform, Daisuke Matsuzaka and his fellow New York Mets pitchers are being put through their spring training paces here.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 26, 2013
Matsuzaka marks Indians spring debut with two shutout innings
Daisuke Matsuzaka began his fight to make the opening day roster Sunday, pitching two scoreless innings in his first spring appearance for the Cleveland Indians.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’
For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
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