Daisuke Matsuzaka News Archives

I read somewhere that the Blue Jays had interest in going after Cuban phenom Aroldis Chapman.

Don Zimmer has an opinion about everything. Daisuke Matsuzaka? "I hate watching him pitch," says the 78-year-old Zimmer, whose daughter and son-in-law live in Windham, N.H. Evan Longoria? "I could watch him swing the bat all day long.

Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman will be at ALCS Game 6 at Yankee Stadium as a guest of the Yankees, sources said.

Sentimentality and success don't mix well, but even those most unhappy with the way Boston's iconic 2004 team was quickly dismantled have to admit the turnover paid off.

Chapman, who declared citizenship in Andorra to become a free agent, arrived in New York on Wednesday, according to ESPN .com, and also will meet with the Yankees during this visit.

Last week, we detailed the story of Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman, a highly coveted left-handed free agent who has caught the interest of numerous major-league teams, including the Mariners.

Sunday afternoon, a half hour after they'd been swept in the ALDS by the Angels and right out of the playoffs in the most disturbing fashion, wasn't the time to look back.

Despite his strong finish to the regular season, Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka didn't factor into the starting rotation for this American League Division Series against the Angels.

Neither deal worked out particularly well. Penny won seven games for the Sox, but from May 9 until his release in late August, won only twice.

The Boston Red Sox are among several major league teams lining up to woo Japanese high school pitcher Yusei Kikuchi.

A big topic of conversation in the Red Sox clubhouse was the change behind the plate.

Japan's Daisuke Matsuzaka was the winning pitcher in Boston's 10-5 victory over the Rockies in Game Three of the World Series on Saturday, bringing the Red Sox within one more victory of the Fall Classic crown.

For the second straight year left-hander Scott Kazmir gets the chance to close out the Boston Red Sox in a playoff series at Fenway Park.

If the Red Sox force a Game 4, the Red Sox want Jon Lester, not Daisuke Matsuzaka, to start.

With the deadline for rosters today at 10 a.m. Pacific time, the Red Sox were under no imperative to finalize things yesterday.

Your Boston Red Sox have been hard to decipher, almost since Opening Day. They've been good, yes.

Buchholz looks to rebound from an ugly outing as the Red Sox try to close the regular season Sunday with a four-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians , who will hope to avoid a 15th straight road loss in their final game under manager Eric Wedge.

Daisuke Matsuzaka was in a somewhat challenging spot when he re-entered the mix on Sept.

If his performance last night was any indication, Daisuke Matsuzaka [ stats ] has as good of a shot as anyone on the Red Sox [ team stats ] roster to come out of the shadows and turn into that X-factor. Not that Matsuzaka was particularly brilliant or dominating in the Red Sox' 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians, but he did show enough signs of ...

Daisuke Matsuzaka continued his strong conclusion to the regular season Friday with a six-inning effort that helped bring Boston a 6-2 win over Cleveland.

In baseball, there are sleepless nights and there are sleepless nights. On the one hand, there's the kind of insomnia caused by visions of ground balls going through Julio Lugo's legs in the ninth inning, or by memories of another 3-and-2 count by Daisuke Matsuzaka.

There's little at stake at Fenway Park for the rest of this weekend, but the playoff-bound Boston Red Sox would love to get more good news about their pitching.