Daisuke Matsuzaka carving up batters en route to back-to-back MVP Awards; Nelson Cruz’s triumphant blast; Adam Jones’ leaping ...

Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, a high school phenom who went on to international fame and glory, including a World Series championship, has decided to call it quits from professional baseball ...

Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (18) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. / David Butler II-Imagn Images When ...

Daisuke Matsuzaka’s pitch sailed out of the strike zone, giving the batter a free trip to first base. But the crowd in Saitama Prefecture and players and coaches from both teams gave the pitcher ...

Wong left the game after the first inning with a left hand contusion and was diagnosed with a small fracture near his pinky ...

MIAMI — The Mets shut lefthander Sean Manaea down again after he suffered a setback in his recovery from a strained right oblique, significantly delaying his return to the team. He won’t throw for at ...

He sprinted from the outfield grass to the warning track, where Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Japanese pitching legend turned broadcaster, stood. Ogasawara sported a big grin as they spoke. After a bow ...

Shohei Ohtani’s two-way brilliance stunned the world. Yu Darvish, Masahiro Tanaka, and Daisuke Matsuzaka all carried the ...

His first at-bat ended with a strikeout to Curt Schilling, with his first hit coming a few days later against Daisuke Matsuzaka. Over the course of his 14 seasons in Kansas City, Gordon was a ...

Before this year, the only Japanese players to throw an MLB pitch at the Tokyo Dome were Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima and Yusei Kikuchi. On the other side, at the plate, Japanese national and ...

Seven other Japanese-born players have previously started season openers: Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish, Kenta Maeda, Masahiro Tanaka, Hiroki Kuroda, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideo Nomo. Two teams have ...