Daisuke Matsuzaka

In this Japanese name, the family name is Matsuzaka.

Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Saitama Seibu Lions . He has played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Seibu Lions ,Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Daisuke Matsuzaka
松坂 大輔
Daisuke Matsuzaka on March 7, 2014.jpg
Matsuzaka with the New York Mets in 2014
Saitama Seibu Lions
Pitcher
Born: (1980-09-13) September 13, 1980 (age 43)
Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 7, 1999, for the Seibu Lions
MLB: April 5, 2007, for the Boston Red Sox
NPB statistics
(through 2018)
Win–loss record114–64
Earned run average2.99
Strikeouts1,408
MLB statistics
Win–loss record56–43
Earned run average4.45
Strikeouts720
Teams
Career highlights and awards
NPB

MLB

Japan National Team

Other

Matsuzaka was selected the MVP of the inaugural and the second World Baseball Classic, and is an Olympic bronze medalist.

He is the first player to have won both a World Series and a World Baseball Classic.


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