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Matsuzaka hopes to make it big in MLB this year

February 13th, 2008

The sort of media attention and publicity that the talented Japanese pitcher Matsuzaka got in his rookie season for the Red Sox was tremendous and this year the spring training sessions for the Red Sox is much calmer as the media craze on the Japanese player is over. Only a handful of about 20 reporters talked to Matasuzaka about his second year in Major League Baseball and the $103 million worth Red Sox pitcher was pretty confident of putting up a big show this season in the Major League Baseball. He said that he aware of the playing conditions and the facilities as opposed to last year when he was a rookie.

Matsuzaka is pretty much aware that he will have to fill a large void left by Curt Schilling’s injury and he is determined to give his best shot this season. The gyroball pitcher is Japan’s best ever pitcher and has lived up to the expectations of the Red Sox fans last year. Matsuzaka is currently going through his second spring training session and is slated to play in Tokyo in March 25th and 26th where the Red Sox will take on the Oakland Athletics. Matsuzaka’s participation is yet not confirmed as his wife is expected to give birth somewhere around that time.

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