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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball pitcher
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human ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Eiji Sawamura Award
NERFINISHED
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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
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NPB Japan Series (with Seibu Lions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
Major League Baseball
NERFINISHED
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Nippon Professional Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Boston Red Sox
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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
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successful transition to Major League Baseball ⓘ use of the gyroball pitch (reputed) ⓘ |
| notableWork | 2007 World Series champion with Boston Red Sox ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball player
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pitcher ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World Baseball Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIn |
American League
NERFINISHED
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Pacific League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| represented | Japan national baseball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | power pitcher with diverse pitch repertoire ⓘ |
| teamNumber |
16
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18 ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
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