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 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.
Japanese Baseball Jun 29, 2021
Wataru Matsumoto earns win, Kaima Taira ties NPB record for Lions
The Seibu reliever pitched his 38th game without giving up a run during Monday's outing against the Hawks.
Japanese Baseball Jun 16, 2021
The result ensured that the CL would beat the rival Pacific League in the annual interleague standings for the first time since 2009.
Japanese Baseball Jun 6, 2021
Takeya Nakamura, Hotaka Yamakawa and Wu Nien-ting went deep in the ninth inning to help the PL side to an interleague victory.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts May 23, 2021
Dominant Lions ace Kona Takahashi has no plans to visit barber
by Jason Coskrey
The 24-year-old, unbeaten in nine starts this season, has said he won't cut his hair until he suffers his first defeat on the mound.
Japanese Baseball May 2, 2021
Fighters-Marines series called off due to COVID-19 infections
Nippon Professional Baseball announced the postponement Sunday of the three-game Pacific League series between the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, scheduled to start the following day at Chiba's Zozo Marine Stadium, after 10 Fighters players and staff tested positive for ...
Japanese Baseball Apr 25, 2021
Returning to Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi for the first time since 2013, the former Yankee star allowed just three hits in a victory over the Lions.
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 Nov 10, 2020
The Pacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks moved into the postseason on a high on Monday, wrapping up the regular season with a 6-2 thumping of the Saitama Seibu Lions, winners of the previous two PL pennants. With nothing to play for, neither team went ...
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 ...