Daisuke Matsazaka, a new star for the Boston Red Sox from Japan
Posted on April 5, 2007
Filed Under Baseball
Japan has had some major leagues successful players, one of them could be Daisuke Matsazaka. The Boston Red Sox payed a very high price on him having faith that he wold become a star in North America.
Matsuzaka will debutate Thursday in the major league at the ending of a season-opening three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
Daisuke Matsazaka is the MVP of the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006 and the most recently Japanese player who want’s and has to meke it very big in the majors, his expectations are very high as well as the price the Boston Red Sox payed for him.
Boston won the ” auction ” on Matsuzaka, giving away a record setting $51.1 million fee to the Seibu Lions for a six-year contract. Daisuke’s a 26 year-old right-hander who took that contract on Dec. 13.
For eight seasons Matsazaka is the best pitcher in Japa, where he was 108-60 with a 2.95 ERA. The Red Sox’s third game of the season will include Matsazaka but they don’t expect an immediately explosion from him to be the best.
“Within myself, there is maybe a baseline for success,” Matsuzaka said. “I have certain expectations toward myself but, as for giving you a hard number, what that might be, that’s something I can’t do.”
Matsuzaka will have to handle the media as well, especialy the Japanese media.
