A Japanese baseball pitcher, Daisuke Matsuzaka first earned fame in Japan as a high school standout and then as the ace for the Seibu Lions. He throws two-seam and four-seam fastballs along with a plus curve and a plus slider. Matsuzaka was the ace for Japan in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic, in which he won the championship game.
Daisuke Matsuzaka rocked as Columbus Clippers lose to Charlotte KnightsDaisuke Matsuzaka lasted just 3 innings, giving up four runs, as the Cleveland Indians' Classs AAA team Columbus Clippers lost to the host Charlotte (N.C.) Knights on Sunday.
Sunday's Indians minor-league roundup-- Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings, and the Triple-A Columbus Clippers lost to the Charlotte Knights, 6-3, on Sunday afternoon.
Tuesday, June 11 TV and radio sports listings for Cleveland and Northeast OhioIndians play at Texas. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches for the Indians' Class AAA Columbus Clippers against Gwinnett at noon on the MLB Network. The United States vs. Panama in a World Cup qualifier, and Miami at San Antonio in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Dice-K Mania Expected to Hit Knights Stadium on Sunday(Fort Mill, SC) - Daisuke Matsuzaka, who won 50 games for the Boston Red Sox over parts of the past six seasons, is expected to start for the Columbus Clippers on Sunday, June 16 at Knights Stadium in their 2:15 p.m. game against the Charlotte Knights.
Felix Doubront Shows Positive Signs in Loss to the Chicago White SoxCOMMENTARY| The 2013 Boston Red Sox are a much different team than the one that made fans sick to their stomach the past few seasons. New personnel both in management and on the field have helped Boston return to legitimacy in the first two months of the year. And, of course new players taking the field at Fenway means that many others have parted.
Braves Use Big Sixth to Rout ColumbusThanks in large part to a seven run sixth inning, Gwinnett easily coasted to 9-2 win over Columbus at Coolray Field. The bottom of the third featured one of the more bizarre delays in recent memory.
G-Braves shut down Clippers behind Poveda, 9-2LAWRENCEVILLE -? With the Triple-A All-Star Game looming, right-hander Omar Poveda promoted his candidacy by hurling 6 scoreless frames and leading the Gwinnett Braves (28-39) to a 9-2 victory over the Columbus Clippers (32-34) on Tuesday afternoon.
Red Sox-Yankees PreviewThe Boston Red Sox are trying to create some breathing room atop the AL East, and getting Clay Buchholz back could help them do that.
Poveda, G-Braves Rout Clippers, 9-2LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - With the Triple-A All-Star Game looming, right-hander Omar Poveda promoted his candidacy by hurling 6.0 scoreless frames and leading the Gwinnett Braves (28-39) to a 9-2 victory over the Columbus Clippers (32-34) on Tuesday afternoon.
How Signing Yasiel Puig and Other Global Stars Could Have Recharged the YankeesThe Yankees upcoming nine-game homestand features games against the Dodgers and Rangers , who feature two of the top recent international imports in baseball in Yasiel Puig and Yu Darvish , as a recent ESPN article pointed out. It's all hypothetical at this point, but one can't help but wonder where the Yankees would be right now not with those guys on their roster. For that matter, if they had ...
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In Japan's national high school tournament, Matsuzaka threw back-to-back complete game wins, throwing 250 pitches, then pitched an inning in relief the next day. On the fourth day, he started again and again got the win with a complete game, throwing about 400 pitches in four days.
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