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Daisuke Matsuzaka retires after 23-year career
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Daisuke Matsuzaka walks away from baseball with love for game
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Beltre leaves Red Sox for birth of child
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A Daisuke Matsuzaka Timeline - Over the Monster
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Shohei Ohtani and MLB's Japanese Pitcher Fragility Myth - The Ringer
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Tokyo, Japan. 04th Dec, 2021. Former Boston Red Sox right-hander
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Ex-Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka gets emotional send-off in
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Baseball: Ex-major leaguer Matsuzaka to end career after 23 seasons
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Lions veteran Daisuke Matsuzaka to retire following injury
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Physically ailing, Dice-K decides that his playing days are over
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Ex-Red Sox P Daisuke Matsuzaka to retire after 2021 NPB season
Dice-K one-hits Angels thru 8 in 5-0 win - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Tokyo, Japan. 04th Dec, 2021. Former Boston Red Sox right-hander