Daisuke Matsuzaka had one of his monthly dominant starts, striking out nine while walking three, limiting the Angels to a single hit and no runs. Matsuzaka is entering the final season of his six-year deal.Matsuzaka was 3-3 with a 5.30 ERA and 26 strikeouts in eight appearance last season for Boston. linkedin_url. It was the first time Matsuzaka played catch since the surgery. But the Lions' owner, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, is a big Olympics booster and was the main force behind the Nagano Winter Games of 1998. $20 million 1980 1980-9-13 5' 11¾" (1.82 m) Camera Department Daisuke Matsuzaka Daisuke Matsuzaka Net Worth Japan September 13 Tokyo Virgo Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn StumbleUpon Pinterest Reddit As a teenager, Matsuzaka … Daisuke Matsuzaka Eager To Pitch Against Red SoxIt sounds like Daisuke will be out for a little bit of revenge when he faces his former club. Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) ... 2014 1:47 pm Daisuke Matsuzaka has a multi-year offer to return to Japan October 31, 2014 10:19 am … When Spring Training came around, Daisuke Matsuzaka, he of $51 million just to talk to, was with the Japanese team and training with them and not keeping in touch with the Red Sox. Matsuzaka went 6-4 with a 3.74 ERA over 55 innings last season and was named Nippon Professional Baseball's 2018 Comeback Player of the Year. Daisuke Matsuzaka took a big step in his recovery process on Monday, playing catch for the first time since undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery on June 10, according to an MLB.com report.. In his five year career with the Red Sox, Matsuzaka has a career record of 49-30 with a 4.25 ERA and 568 strikeouts. It was World Baseball Classic time and Daisuke Matsuzaka was looking to lead Japan to another title during Spring Training. He pitched just one inning for the Hawks in three seasons before he was released a year ago and signed with Chunichi after a tryout. The Indians signed the 32-year-old Matsuzaka to a minor league deal in February after he spent six seasons with Boston, but Matsuzaka didn't make the 40-man roster. Goodbye pennant race, hello Sydney. As a teenager, Matsuzaka threw 250 pitches in 17 innings in the quarterfinals of the 1998 Summer high school baseball tournament, one day after a 148-pitch complete game shutout.Matsuzaka went 6-4 with a 3.74 ERA over 55 innings last season and was named Nippon Professional Baseball's 2018 Comeback Player of the Year.The 38-year-old Matsuzaka has a history of arm trouble.Matsuzaka was diagnosed with inflammation in his throwing arm as a result of the incident, and the Dragons on Tuesday told him not to throw for the time being.He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2011 while with the Boston Red Sox.The Chunichi Dragons say Matsuzaka is experiencing pain in his right shoulder after an overzealous fan pulled his throwing arm during a fan event at spring training in Okinawa.TOKYO (AP) — Daisuke Matsuzaka has dealt with numerous arm injuries during his career as a pitcher in Major League Baseball and Japan but none quite like this.He returned to Japan from the major leagues in 2015 with the SoftBank Hawks but had surgery on the right shoulder that summer.