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Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches the Red Sox into last place
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Daisuke Matsuzaka, Biography, Teams, Stats, & Facts
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Physically ailing, Dice-K decides that his playing days are over
Dice-K returned after missing nearly three full years to win the NPB's Comeback Player of the Year Award
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Boston's Other Japanese Pitcher - The New York Times
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Sox Beat: Matsuzaka goes on DL with shoulder injury
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Red Sox brass fires back after Dice-K rips into team over training methods
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Daisuke Matsuzaka, ex-Boston Red Sox who cost over $100M, playing winter ball in Puerto Rico
Daisuke Matsuzaka Successfully Transforming From Pitcher He Was in Early Red Sox Years
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On Night of Firsts, a Second Win Over the Yankees for Matsuzaka - The New York Times
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Red Sox: Boston has a Japanese flavor on the mound
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Dice-K Goes 8 Scoreless As Red Sox Top Indians 4-1
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Now Dice-K, Red Sox can get back to basics
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Daisuke Matsuzaka walks away from baseball with love for game - The Japan Times
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Ex-Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka gets emotional send-off in final game – NBC Sports Boston
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Daisuke Matsuzaka rolls, Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 2-1 in 10 innings