Daisuke Matsuzaka

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Daisuke Matsuzaka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher renowned for his dominance in Nippon Professional Baseball and his subsequent Major League Baseball career, including a World Series title with the Boston Red Sox.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball pitcher
human
professional baseball player
awardReceived Eiji Sawamura Award NERFINISHED
NPB Rookie of the Year NERFINISHED
World Baseball Classic MVP NERFINISHED
World Series champion
bats right
countryOfCitizenship Japan
familyName Matsuzaka NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork professional sports
genre sports
givenName Daisuke NERFINISHED
hasWon MLB World Series (with Boston Red Sox) NERFINISHED
NPB Japan Series (with Seibu Lions) NERFINISHED
isRetired true
languageSpoken Japanese
leagueParticipatedIn Major League Baseball NERFINISHED
Nippon Professional Baseball NERFINISHED
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Red Sox
Chunichi Dragons NERFINISHED
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks NERFINISHED
New York Mets NERFINISHED
Saitama Seibu Lions NERFINISHED
Seibu Lions NERFINISHED
name Daisuke Matsuzaka NERFINISHED
nationality Japanese
nativeName 松坂 大輔 NERFINISHED
notableFor dominant pitching in Nippon Professional Baseball
successful transition to Major League Baseball
use of the gyroball pitch (reputed)
notableWork 2007 World Series champion with Boston Red Sox
occupation baseball player
pitcher
participatedIn World Baseball Classic NERFINISHED
playedIn American League NERFINISHED
Pacific League NERFINISHED
positionPlayed pitcher
represented Japan national baseball team NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
styleOfPlay power pitcher with diverse pitch repertoire
teamNumber 16
18
throws right

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Saitama Seibu Lions notablePlayer Daisuke Matsuzaka
Saitama Seibu Lions notableMLBAlumnus Daisuke Matsuzaka