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In Fenway Park Debut, Matsuzaka Is Upstaged - The New York Times
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Tag - The Japan Times
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VIDEO: My first Baseball Game
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Summer Koshien is Japan's biggest baseball tournament
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Daisuke Matsuzaka makes surprise return to MLB in debut for New York Mets - Sports Illustrated
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Retiring greats get deserved curtain calls as NPB season wraps up - The Japan Times
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Japan's love of baseball runs deep
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Matsuzaka adds changes for Year 2 – Boston Herald
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The Japanese Juan Soto': Masataka Yoshida has been a hit - ESPN
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Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches the Red Sox into last place
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Daisuke Matsuzaka - Wikipedia
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Physically ailing, Dice-K decides that his playing days are over